Capability of SPOT XS data in producing detailed land cover maps at the urban-rural periphery

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 19, Issue 15, 1998, Pages 2877-2891

  Gao, J ^a   Skillcorn, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b Relational Technology International Ltd   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAND USE; MAPS; MULTISPECTRAL SCANNERS; SATELLITES;

LAND COVER MAPS;

REMOTE SENSING;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; LAND COVER; MAPPING; REMOTE SENSING; SPOT;

AUCKLAND; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

EID: 0032193068     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014311698214325     Document Type: Article

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