Techniques for computer-assisted mapping of rangeland change

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 307-314

  Yool, Stephen R ^a   Makaio, Mary Jane ^a   Watts, Joseph M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b US Army Topographic Engineering Center   (United States)

Author keywords

change detection; GIS; range management; remote sensing

Indexed keywords

GIS; LANDSAT MSS; MAPPING; METHODOLOGY; RANGELAND; REMOTE SENSING; VEGETATION CHANGE;

USA, NEW MEXICO, JORNADA DEL MUERTO BASIN;

EID: 0030619097     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4003734     Document Type: Article

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