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Table 2 Characteristics of satellite imagery used for LULC analysis

From: Monitoring changes in pastoral resources in eastern Sudan: A synthesis of remote sensing and local knowledge

Satellite

Sensor

Path/row

Acquisition date

Spatial resolution (m)

Landsat 3

MSS

184/050

23-11-1979

60

Landsat 3

MSS

184/051

23-11-1979

60

Landsat 4

MSS

171/051

12-12-1987

60

Landsat 7

ETM

171/050

06-12-1999

30

Landsat 7

ETM

171/051

06-12-1999

30

Landsat 7

ETM

171/050

08-10-2005

30

Landsat 7

ETM

171/051

22-03-2007

30

ASTER

Terra

171/050

17-01-2009

15

  1. MSS Multispectral scanner system, ETM Enhanced thematic mapper.