https://tatcataittn.github.io/en/tags/gis/GISHugoBlox Kit (https://hugoblox.com)en-usMon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://tatcataittn.github.io/media/icon.svghttps://tatcataittn.github.io/en/tags/gis/https://tatcataittn.github.io/en/projects/deforestation-sar/Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://tatcataittn.github.io/en/projects/deforestation-sar/<h2 id="overview">Overview</h2> <p>Research project at the Vietnam National Space Center (VNSC), Earth Observation Application Department. Goal: use satellite radar imagery (SAR) to rapidly detect deforested areas in Vietnam.</p> <p>I participated as an intern (05/2023 – 11/2023).</p> <h2 id="my-contributions">My Contributions</h2> <ul> <li>Studied fundamentals of Earth Science and Geophysics</li> <li>Practiced SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) image processing</li> <li>Combined data from two satellites: ALOS-2 (JAXA) and Sentinel-1 (ESA)</li> <li>Analyzed forest cover changes over time</li> </ul> <h2 id="tech-stack">Tech Stack</h2> <ul> <li><strong>SNAP</strong> (ESA) — SAR image processing</li> <li><strong>QGIS</strong> — spatial analysis, visualization</li> <li><strong>Python</strong> — data processing</li> </ul> <h2 id="results">Results</h2> <p>Co-authored a paper at the international <strong>GIS-IDEAS 2023</strong> conference:</p> <blockquote class="border-l-4 border-neutral-300 dark:border-neutral-600 pl-4 italic text-neutral-600 dark:text-neutral-400 my-6"> <p><em>&ldquo;A Combination of ALOS-2, Sentinel-1 Imagery for Rapid Deforestation Detection in Vietnam&rdquo;</em></p> <p>Ngo Duc Anh, Vu Anh Tuan, Truong Tuan Nghia</p> </blockquote>