Shrinking Forest - Growing Problem part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Shrinking Forests
DATA: Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Images. TOOL: ImageJ. SUMMARY: Process and measure time-series SAR images to analyze the rate of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest. Produce a color composite image showing the oldest to most recently deforested areas.

Case Study: Losing the Rainforest, One Tree at a Time part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Shrinking Forests
Case Study: Losing the Rainforest, One Tree at a Time Studying Change over Time Rainforest Vista, courtesy of National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) Library of Images from the ...

Step-by-Step Instructions part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Shrinking Forests
Step-by-Step Instructions Part 1—Download Software and Images Download and install ImageJ. Download three Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) images of roads in the Amazon rainforest. Part ...

Part 2—Process and Analyze the Images part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Shrinking Forests
Part 2âProcess and Analyze the Images Step 1 – Launch ImageJ and Open the First Image Launch ImageJ by selecting it from the Start Menu or by double-clicking the icon that looks ...

Teaching Notes part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Shrinking Forests
Teaching Notes Example Output Example Output A color composite image showing road building impacts on forests. Students will produce a color composite image and analyze the image, to determine ...

Going Further part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Shrinking Forests
Going Further Variations This study can also be carried out without computers and digital image processing techniques. Download and print the following PDF files, showing the SAR images of the ...

Part 1—Download Software and Data part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Shrinking Forests
Part 1âDownload Software and Data Step 1 – Download and Install ImageJ Software ImageJ is in the public domain. It can be freely downloaded and installed on any computer including ...

Old Content Part 2 part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Shrinking Forests
Old Content Part 2 In any step, click the Show me link to reveal extra information. If you prefer a printout of the full set of instructions for this part, choose Print from the File menu. Step 1 ...

Step-by-Step Instructions part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Shrinking Forests
Step-by-Step Instructions The instructions for this chapter have 5 main parts. Click each Part name to see the steps in that part. Part 1 - Download Software and Images Download and install ...

Tools and Data part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Shrinking Forests
Tools and Data Tools ImageJ https://imagej.nih.gov/ij/index.html ImageJ is a public domain Java image processing program. It runs, either as an online applet or as a downloadable application, on ...