The State of Land Use in Northern Nigeria : A Landsat-Based Mapping Framework

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This study developed a land cover and land use mapping framework specifically designed for agricultural systems in the Sudan-Sahel region. The mapping approach extracts information from inter- and intra-annual vegetation dynamics from dense stacks of Landsat 8 images. The framework was applied to create a 30-meter spatial resolution land use map focusing on the 2015 agricultural landscapes in northern Nigeria. The map provides up-to-date information...

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Sedano,Fernando;

Molini,Vasco;

Azad,Mohammad Abul Kalam-1228442;
Document Date
2020/07/27
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS9335
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Nigeria,
Region
Western and Central Africa,
Disclosure Date
2020/07/27
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
The State of Land Use in Northern Nigeria : A Landsat-Based Mapping Framework
Keywords
remote sensing

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Sedano,Fernando; Molini,Vasco; Azad,Mohammad Abul Kalam-1228442.

The State of Land Use in Northern Nigeria : A Landsat-Based Mapping Framework (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 9335 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/789051595858091451

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