Comparison of a Geographical Information System versus manual techniques for land cover analysis in a riparian restoration project

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 112-117

  Harris, Richard R ^a   Hopkinson, Peter ^a   McCaffrey, Sarah ^a   Huntsinger, Lynn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARTOGRAPHY; GIS; GIS ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; LAND COVER ANALYSIS; LANDCOVER MAPPING; METHOD COMPARISON; NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; PLANIMETER; PLANNING; RESTORATION PROJECT; RIPARIAN FOREST; RIPARIAN RESTORATION;

RIPARIA;

EID: 0030619299     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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