Anthropological Application of Remote Sensing

土地覆被或土地利用的分析是人类学家的一个基本部分，特别是对生态方面感兴趣的人类学家。人类人口。然而，由于方法上的困难，分析仅限于很短时期内很小的领域。在这方面，遥感可以成为人类学家的有力工具。本研究以巴布亚新几内亚的三个种群为研究对象：低地的奥里奥莫高原、高地的塔里盆地和北方海的巴洛帕岛。研究人员收集了10年以上人口中的各种土地利用数据。对于每个区域，我们购买了不同时间段的遥感数据;它们是Landsat MSS，Landsat TM，Landsat ETM+和Ikonos。结果表明：（1）Landsat MSS和TM能反映森林面积的变化，但不能反映火烧迹地和次生林面积的变化。(3)依克诺斯的说法，至少可以将这一轮的修炼分为三种。(4)数字高程模型是小尺度遥感分析的基础，对于人类学家来说，过去或邻近地区的信息对于空间或纵向的概括具有重要意义。目前的研究表明，遥感是实现这一点的有力工具。

The analysis of land cover or land use is a fundamental part for anthropologists, particularly, who are interested in ecological aspects of. the human populations. However, because of the methodological difficulty, the analysis has been limited to very small areas of the short period. In this concern/ remote sensing can be a strong tool for the anthropologists. This study aimed to investigate whether the remote sensing technology can contribute to the land cover/use analysis in anthropology.The study areas are three Papua New Guinea populations: the Oriomo plateau in the lowland, Tari basin in the Highlands, and the Balopa Island in the Northern sea. All the member of the study have collected various land use data in the populations for more than 10 years. For each area, we purchased several remote sensing data in different time period; they are Landsat MSS, Landsat TM, Landsat ETM+ and Ikonos. Major findings are summarizedas follows : (1) change in forest area could be detected by Landsat MSS or TM, but (2) the difference between area of slush-and burn cultivation field and secondary forest could not. (3) Ikonos could divide the stage of shifting cultivation, at least, into three types. (4) Digital Elevation Model was essential for the small-scale analysis of remote sensing.For the anthropologists, the information for the past or neighboring areas of the field have importance for the spatial or longitudinal generalization of the findings. The present study suggested that remote sensing is a strong tool for this point.