I am working on land degradation detection. My research site is an arid, mountainous region. Grazing is the dominant human factor intervening with natural vegetation. The sites selected are less than 4 km^2.Would be grateful if someone could advise me as to what kind of on-desk priliminary planning should be done, what kind of general issues I should expect at site etc.
I am looking forward to go on this site visit for ground truthing.I am familiarized with GPS equipment but this is my first time so I may not foresee many problems arising at site.
Thank you.