Estimation and mapping of forest stand density, volume, and cover type using the k-nearest neighbors method

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 251-274

  Franco Lopez, Hector ^a   Ek, Alan R ^b   Bauer, Marvin E ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA AGRARIA ANTONIO NARRO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Estimation; Forest inventory; k nearest neighbors

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAPPING; VEGETATION;

COMPOSITE IMAGES;

REMOTE SENSING;

ESTIMATION METHOD; FOREST INVENTORY; MAPPING; NEAREST NEIGHBOR ANALYSIS;

FORESTS;

EUROPE;

EID: 0034814349     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-4257(01)00209-7     Document Type: Article

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