The methodology and technology assessement of damage caused by Ukrainian government as a result of illegal extraction of amber

• Date: 2017
• Main Authors: Filipovych, Volodymyr, Shevchuk, Ruslan
• Format: Article
• Language: Ukrainian
• Published: Scientific Centre for Aerospace Research of the Earth Institute of Geological Science National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine 2017
• Subjects: amber; illegal mining; multispectral satellite imaging; environmental monitoring; losses assessment
• Online Access: https://ujrs.org.ua/ujrs/article/view/90
• Journal Title: Ukrainian Journal of Remote Sensing of the Earth

The disturbed land area increasing of 48.4 ha for 5 months was detected by satellite monitoring as a result of illegal mining within 295.6 ha site. The minimum losses caused by land deterioration and contamination only are estimated at 4.3 million UAH. The proposed technology is unified for nature p...