Introduction:

This e-learning course will introduce you to the idea of continuous degradation detection, or CODED, and how it can be used to monitor and forecast forest health. By taking this course you will learn about:

1. The challenges of forest degradation monitoring

2. The methodology and purpose of CODED algorithm

3. Spectral un-mixing and the Normalized Difference Fraction Index (NDFI)

4. How degradation and natural disturbances are distinguished from deforestation

Audience:

Who will benefit from this course include:

1. Remote sensing specialist in countries reporting to REDD+

2. Officials working on understanding the role of forest degradation on carbon emission

3. Students of remote sensing in forestry applications

4. Individuals interested in estimation of land cover change using earth observation

Duration:

Approximately 2 hours