List of abbreviations

ADEOS

Advanced Earth Observing Satellite - Japan

CE

European Commission - Bruxels, Belgium

CENARGEN

National Center of Genetic and Biotechnological Research - Brasília, DF, Brasil

DFMAARA-MT

Federal Delegation of the Ministry of Agriculture, of Supply and Agrarian Reform - Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, MT, Brasil

DMSP

Meteorological Satellite Defense Program - the United States

ECOFORÇA

ECOFORCE Research and Development - Campinas, SP, Brasil

Embrapa

Brasilian Agency for Agricultural Research - Brasília, DF, Brasil

EMPAER-MT

Mato Grossa Agency of Research, Agricultural Assistance and Rural Extension S/A - Cuiabá, MT, Brasil

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization - Rome, Italy

FAPESP

Support and Research Foundation of the State of São Paulo - São Paulo, SP, Brasil

FUNAI-MT

National Indian Foundation - Cuiabá, MT, Brasil

GAC

Global Area Coverage

GPS

Global Positioning System

IBAMA

Brasilian Institute of the Environment and Naturally Renewable Resources - Brasília, DF, Brasil

IBGE-SP

Brasilian Institute of Geography and Statistics - São Paulo, SP, Brasil

INCRA-MT

National Institute of Colonization and Agrarian Reform - Cuiabá, MT, Brasil

INMET

National Institute of Meteorology - Brasília, DF, Brasil

INPE

National Institute of Spatial Research - São José dos Campos, SP, Brasil

LANDSAT-TM

American Satellite for Land Observation - Thematic Mapper, United States

NDVI

Normalized Difference Vegetation Index

NMA

Nucleus of Environmental and Natural Resources Monitoring by Satellite - Campinas, SP, Brasil

NOAA/AVHRR

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer, Estados Unidos

NRI

National Resources Institute, Chatham, Inglaterra

PRIFAS

Programme de recherche, d'information et de formation sur les acridiens, CIRAD-GERDAT , Montpellier, France

POLDER

Polarization and Directionality of the Earth's Reflectances (sensor francês a bordo da plataforma japonesa ADEOS)

SCI

Secretary of International Cooperation - Embrapa

SEPLAN-MT

Secretary of the State for Planning and General Coordination for the State of Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, MT, Brasil