Deforestation in the Amazon comes in many ways, including deforestation by building roads. Fragmentation is a type of road building in the rainforest it is mainly used by loggers who will clear roads to get to the sites, and is often times regular. The roads beyond the agricultural region can be different than normal and very irregular. The irregular roads end up hurting the lad however the business brings huge sums of money to the population and probably won't stop soon. Using GIS it can be possible to find ways to make the process of building roads more efficient and even preserve parts of the non timber regions.
Making a raster surface of timber volume based on survey data it is possible to find the areas with very high density of timber. The next step is to find the raster set up with the least amount of timber making it the easiest way to reach it. The roads that were built in a simulation took into account elevation because of how expensive the height difference can become and the wet areas that would be difficult to build through. In conclusion the mapping of the Amazon roads can lead to more efficient and less wasteful deforestation
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Making a raster surface of timber volume based on survey data it is possible to find the areas with very high density of timber. The next step is to find the raster set up with the least amount of timber making it the easiest way to reach it. The roads that were built in a simulation took into account elevation because of how expensive the height difference can become and the wet areas that would be difficult to build through. In conclusion the mapping of the Amazon roads can lead to more efficient and less wasteful deforestation
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