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Satellite Monitoring in Honduras using GIS and RS
Description/achievement of initiative

Improve forest sustainability in Honduras by acting on data and images sourced from the Formosa II satellite.

Implementation methodologies

The Center for Space and Remote Sensing Research (CSRSR) is providing batches of satellite images to Honduran stakeholders. ICF will perform fieldwork to discover the causes of any changes to land use, as highlighted by analysis of these images.

Arrangements for Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer

Coordination mechanisms/governance structure

Partner(s)

TaiwanICDF (Taiwan, Province of China), Center for Space and Remote Sensing Research (Taiwan, Province of China), Instituto Nacional de Conservacion y Desarrollo Forestal, ICF (Honduras), Secretaria de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente, SERNA (Honduras), Comisión Permanente de Contingencias, COPECO (Honduras)
Progress reports
Goal 15
2013
Land use change report: Informed the Honduran government about 197 changes points, including 37 illegal change points
2013
GIS training course: 39 participants be trained
2013
Morolica land use map: Completed the primary classification process with RapidEye images
Financing (in USD)
352 USD

Basic information
Time-frame: 2012 - December 31, 2014
Website
Partners
TaiwanICDF (Taiwan, Province of China), Center for Space and Remote Sensing Research (Taiwan, Province of China), Instituto Nacional de Conservacion y Desarrollo Forestal, ICF (Honduras), Secretaria de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente, SERNA (Honduras), Comisión Permanente de Contingencias, COPECO (Honduras)
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Contact information
Chou Yen Sung, Project Manager, c.y.sung@icdf.org.tw
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