Author(s): SERIGATTO, E. M.; RIBEIRO, C. A. A. S.; SOARES, V. P.; KER, J. C.; SILVA, E.; MARTINS, S. V.; VILELA, M. de F.

Summary: ABSTRACT - The objective of this study was to delineate automatically the Queima Pé River watershed permanent preservation areas and to identify the land use conflicts using thematic images obtained from TM/Landsat sensor. The study area is located in Mato Grosso State, Brazil. The mapping and quantification of land use conflicts in permanent preservation areas were obtained through the multiplication of matricial themes. Results showed that the Queima Pé River watershed area is 16,100 ha. Considering this total area, 3,025 ha (18.8%) were identified and mapped as permanent preservation areas, from which, 1,965 ha (65%) were in land use conflict. The methodology for automatic delineation of permanent preservation areas facilitated land use map generation , enabling the identification and location of areas of land use conflict, making possible, in an unprecedented way, application of the Forest Law.

Publication year: 2007

Types of publication: Paper in annals and proceedings

Unit: Embrapa Cerrados

Keywords: Land use, Remote sensing, Sensoriamento Remoto, Uso da Terra