Standardizing Land Cover Mapping for Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis Decision Making
Land cover maps are useful tools for supporting several stages of tsetse and trypanosomiasis (TT) intervention: mapping vector habitats, planning baseline entomological surveys, monitoring the environmental impact of intervention strategies at landscape level and planning land use of reclaimed areas. In this paper the Land Cover Classification System (LCCS), developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the United Nations Environment Programme, is proposed as a tool for harmonizing land cover mapping activities carried out in the context of TT research and control.