Classification by progressive generalization: A new automated methodology for remote sensing multichannel data

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 19, Issue 14, 1998, Pages 2685-2704

  Cihlar, J ^a   Xiao, Qinghan ^b   Chen, J ^a   Beaubien, J ^c   Fung, K ^a   Latifovic, R ^b  

^a CANADA CENTRE FOR REMOTE SENSING   (Canada)

^b Intermap Technologies   (Canada)

^c LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA COMPRESSION; DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MULTISPECTRAL SCANNERS; PATTERN RECOGNITION; RADIOMETERS;

CLASSIFICATION BY PROGRESSIVE GENERALIZATION (CPG); DIGITAL IMAGE CLASSIFICATION;

REMOTE SENSING;

DATA PROCESSING; DIGITAL IMAGE; METHODOLOGY; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0032552457     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014311698214451     Document Type: Article

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