Fig. 1.

Examples of forest degradation levels and land cover types used in the classification. a Pristine PSF, b slightly degraded PSF, c moderately degraded PSF, d heavily degraded PSF, e tall shrub/secondary forest, f ferns/low shrub, g industrial plantations, h small-holder dominated area, i permanent water body, j seasonal water, k cleared/burnt area, l built-up area. All panels cover the area of 2 km × 2 km, North upwards. i and l are from SPOT 4 HRVIR images (RGB: bands 4, 3 and 2). All other panels are from SPOT 5 HRG images (RGB: bands 4, 3 and 2). Note the minor human intervention in b, visible in the form of light pathways running predominantly diagonally through the image. (SPOT images^© 2007 CNES)