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Change Detection

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This chapter is an overview of change detection techniques applied to Earth observation. Section 7.1 gives a short definition of change detection followed by an historical background of this process (Sect. 7.2). Methods of change detection are described in Sect. 7.3 and are illustrated using an analysis of wildlife habitat (Sect. 7.4). Typical applications are then listed. The chapter is concluded with future directions of change detection studies (Sect. 7.5).

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Abbreviations

AVHRR:

Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer

GIS:

Geographic Information System

GRCH:

George River Caribou Herd

PCA:

Principle Component Analysis

SPOT:

Satellite pour lʼObservation de la Terre

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  1. Département de géomatique appliquée, Université de Sherbrooke, J1K 2R1, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada

    Jérôme Théau

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    Wolfgang Kresse

  2. Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc., 8615 Westwood Center Drive, 22182-2214, Vienna, VA, USA

    David M. Danko

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Théau, J. (2011). Change Detection. In: Kresse, W., Danko, D. (eds) Springer Handbook of Geographic Information. Springer Handbooks. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-72680-7_7

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