Mapping of marine benthic habitats using image processing techniques within a raster-based geographic information system

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 44, Issue SUPPL. A, 1997, Pages 25-31

  Sotheran, I S ^a   Foster Smith, R L ^a   Davies, J ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

benthic habitats; GIS; image processing; mapping

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; BENTHIC HABITAT; BENTHOS; BIOTOPES; GIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; LITTORAL ZONE; MAPPING; MARINE HABITAT; UNSUPERVISED CLASSIFICATION;

EID: 0030619138     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-7714(97)80004-2     Document Type: Article

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