A indústria do turismo desempenha um papel de elevada relevância nas economias nacionais e regionais a nível global. Com o crescente interesse na visitação de áreas protegidas, muitas destas regiões, anteriormente intocadas, têm-se transformado em destinos turísticos de importância significativa e amplamente populares, atraindo um número elevado de visitantes anualmente. Ao mesmo tempo, várias áreas naturais e ...
Changes in land use and land cover (LULC) in protected areas can lead to an ecological imbalance in these territories. Temporal monitoring and predictive modeling are valuable tools for making decisions about conserving these areas and planning actions to reduce the pressure caused by activities such as agriculture. This study accordingly developed an LULC analysis framework based on open-source software (QGIS ...
The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in many fields of expertise has increased over recent years. As such, UAVs used for monitoring coastline changes are also becoming more frequent, more practical, and more effective, whether for conducting academic work or for business and administrative activities. This study thus addresses the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for monitoring changing coastlines, ...