Assessing land-cover map accuracy for the South African land-cover database

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 92, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 465-470

  Fairbanks, Dean H K ^a   Thompson, Mark W ^a  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATABASE; GIS; LAND COVER; LAND COVER DATABASE; LAND USE; LAND USE MAPPING; LAND USE PLANNING; LANDSAT TM; MAP ACCURACY; METHODOLOGICAL EVALUATION; REMOTE SENSING;

LESOTHO; SOUTH AFRICA; SWAZILAND;

EID: 0030300702     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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