Accurate land cover information is required for science, monitoring, and reporting. Land
cover changes naturally over time, as well as a result of anthropogenic activities. Monitoring …

Mining produces several environmental, social, and economic impacts which can be
analysed spatially using remote sensing (RS) and geographical information systems (GIS) …

Surface and groundwater are important resources for human life and health. Land use
changes and mining activities, however, have the potential to compromise the safety of …

There has been a global, 30-year increase in surface mining, which is now the dominant
driver of land-use change in the central Appalachian ecoregion of the United States. One …

Surface coal mining in Appalachia has caused extensive replacement of forest with non-
forested land cover, much of which is unmanaged and unproductive. Although forested …

The vegetation cover dynamics such as the spatial extent and pattern of disturbance and
recovery are necessary information in mining regulation and environmental sustainability …

Free and open access to satellite imagery and value-added data products have
revolutionized the role of remote sensing in Earth system science. Nonetheless, rapid …

Mining activities can pose negative, sometimes irreversible damage to ecosystems, yet
consequences for ecosystem services (ES) and their contribution to human wellbeing are …

Mining regions undergo abrupt and extensive land use change, the impacts of which pose
management challenges for mining companies and regulatory agencies. In this study we …

Surface mining for coal has taken place in the Central Appalachian region of the United
States for well over a century, with a notable increase since the 1970s. Researchers have …