Improved classification of Landsat Thematic Mapper data using modified prior probabilities in large and complex landscapes

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 91-113

  Pedroni, L ^a  

^a CATIE   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DATA PROCESSING; PROBABILITY;

THEMATIC MAPPER (TM);

REMOTE SENSING;

CLASSIFICATION; DATA PROCESSING; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; SATELLITE DATA;

EID: 0037428335     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160304998     Document Type: Article

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