Regional land cover characterization using Landsat thematic mapper data and ancillary data sources

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 51, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 415-428

  Vogelmann, J E ^a   Sohl, T L ^a   Campbell, P V ^b   Shaw, D M ^b  

^a EARTH RESOURCES OBSERVATION AND SCIENCE EROS CENTER   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER (TM) SENSORS;

IMAGE SENSORS; MULTISPECTRAL SCANNERS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; REGIONAL PLANNING; REMOTE SENSING;

LAND USE;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; LAND COVER; LANDCOVER; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; LANDSAT TM; REMOTE SENSING; UNSUPERVISED CLASSIFICATION;

AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CLASSIFICATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LAND USE; PHOTOGRAPHY; REMOTE SENSING; UNITED STATES;

USA;

EID: 0032104682     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005996900217     Document Type: Conference Paper

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