Accession Number:

ADP002027

Title:

LANDSAT-Related Study for the Mali Land Use Inventory in West Africa,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

TIPPETTS-ABBETT-MCCARTHY-STRATTON NEW YORK

Personal Author(s):

• Bingham,C. S.
• Bouare,S.
• Thom,D.

Report Date:

1982-06-01

Pagination or Media Count:

10.0

Abstract:

This paper discusses the mapping and analysis of existing land use and population distribution within the framework of an integrated resource inventory and evaluation--the Mali Land Use Project. Discussion of legend development illustrates the problems of classifying, at the scale of 1500,000, land uses associated with traditional production systems. The mapsheet of Mopti and its environs is used to portray how differing resource characteristics have contributed to contrasts in population density and patterns of human exploitation. Author

Descriptors:

• *Land use
• Subsaharan Africa
• Arid land
• Regions
• Agriculture
• Aerial photography
• Scientific satellites
• Mapping
• Surveys

Subject Categories:

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE