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Caatinga is a typical Brazilian biome facing severe threats despite its ecological and socio-economic importance. Conservation strategies are essential in protecting ecosystems and ensuring natural resource sustainability. Mata da Pimenteira State Park (PEMP), launched in 2012, is an example of such a strategy. The current study aims to use orbital remote sensing techniques to assess human impacts on changes in land use and land cover (LULC) after the establishment of PEMP in the semi-arid region known as Caatinga, in Pernambuco State. The effects of this unit on vegetation preservation were specifically analyzed based on using data from the MapBiomas Brasil project to assess trends in LULC, both in and around PEMP, from 2002 to 2020. Man–Kendall and Pettitt statistical tests were applied to identify significant changes, such as converting forest areas into pastures and agricultural plantations. Trends of the loss and gain of LULC were observed over the years, such as forest areas’ conversion into pasture and vice versa, mainly before and after PEMP implementation. These findings highlight the importance of developing conservation measures and planning to help protecting the Caatinga, which is a vital biome in Brazil.

This study aimed at identifying different conditions of coffee plants after harvesting period, using data mining and spectral behavior profiles from Hyperion/EO1 sensor. The Hyperion image, with spatial resolution of 30 m, was acquired in August 28th, 2008, at the end of the coffee harvest season in the studied area. For pre-processing imaging, atmospheric and signal/noise effect corrections were carried out using Flaash and MNF (Minimum Noise Fraction Transform) algorithms, respectively. Spectral behavior profiles (38) of different coffee varieties were generated from 150 Hyperion bands. The spectral behavior profiles were analyzed by Expectation-Maximization (EM) algorithm considering 2; 3; 4 and 5 clusters. T-test with 5% of significance was used to verify the similarity among the wavelength cluster means. The results demonstrated that it is possible to separate five different clusters, which were comprised by different coffee crop conditions making possible to improve future intervention actions.Este trabalho teve o objetivo de identificar diferentes condições na cultura do café, após a colheita, utilizando mineração de dados e curvas espectrais obtidas do sensor Hyperion/EO1.A imagem Hyperion, com resolução espacial de 30 m,foi obtida em 28 de agosto de 2008, fim de safra do café na área de estudo.Como pré-processamentos, foram realizadas a correção atmosférica através do algoritmo Flaash e a correção do sinal/ruído pelo algoritmo MNF (Minimum Noise Fraction Transform). Posteriormente, foram geradas curvas espectrais (38) de 150 comprimentos de onda, que foram analisadas através do algoritmo EM (Expectation-Maximization), considerando simulações de 2; 3; 4 e 5 clusters. Para verificar a igualdade das médias dos comprimentos de onda dos clusters, foi utilizado o teste t, com 5% de significância. Os resultados mostraram que foi possível separar os cafés em cinco diferentes grupos, segundo sua condição pós-colheita, possibilitando melhorar ações futuras de intervenção.

O presente trabalho teve como proposta avaliar a identificação e o mapeamento das áreas de milho da região noroeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul a partir de dados multitemporais do sensor MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) a bordo do satélite Earth Observing System - EOS-AM (Terra). O algoritmo de classificação supervisionada Spectral Angle Mapper (SAM) foi aplicado com sucesso em uma série multitemporal de imagens EVI pré-processadas. Verificou-se que as áreas classificadas como milho na imagem coincidiam plenamente com áreas mais extensas ou contínuas (> 90 ha) de milho. Áreas de menor extensão ou localizadas em encostas de morros, ao lado de vegetação arbórea, não foram detectadas pelo classificador devido à baixa resolução espacial das imagens. A maior utilidade prática da identificação e da classificação digital das áreas de milho obtidas das imagens MODIS está na sua aplicação para isolar ou complementar o mapeamento das áreas agrícolas visando ao seu monitoramento a partir de diferentes índices de vegetação, derivados de imagens de alta resolução temporal e baixa resolução espacial.The present work had the proposal of evaluating the identification and mapping of maize areas in the northwestern region of the State of Rio Grande do Sul using multi-temporal data from MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) sensor on board of the Earth Observing System satellite - EOS-AM (Terra). The supervised classification algorithm Spectral Angle Mapper (SAM) was successfully applied in a multi-temporal series of pre-processed EVI images. It was verified that the areas classified as maize in the image fully agree with more extensive or continuous maize areas (> 90 ha). Small or hillsides maize areas having close to shrub and wood vegetation were not detected by the classifier mainly due low spatial resolution of images. The main practical utility of maize’s areas digital classification and identification using MODIS images is in its application to isolate or to complement the crop areas mapping, in order to monitor these areas, using different vegetation indices derived from high temporal and low spatial resolution images.