Tapajós Basin Mechanical Deforestation & Logging Arteries
Autonomous multispectral change detection triggered by catastrophic near-infrared reflectance collapse along protected riverine buffer zones. Corroborated with C-band radar coherence.
- ›Near-infrared Band 8 reflectance collapsed from 0.82 to 0.24 across core logging clearings.
- ›Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) VH/VV polarization ratio confirmed complete vertical biomass loss.
- ›Linear feature extraction isolated an active 4.8 km arterial logging road connecting to regional highway.