Information extraction from very high resolution satellite imagery over Lukole refugee camp, Tanzania

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 24, Issue 22, 2003, Pages 4251-4266

  Giada, S ^a   De Groeve, T ^a   Ehrlich, D ^a   Soille, P ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; SATELLITES; STATISTICAL METHODS;

INFORMATION EXTRACTION; OBJECT-ORIENTED CLASSIFIERS;

REMOTE SENSING;

IKONOS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; REFUGEE; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; UNSUPERVISED CLASSIFICATION;

LUKOLE; TANZANIA;

EID: 0345550251     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0143116021000035021     Document Type: Article

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