Evaluating the classification accuracy of fuzzy thematic maps with a simple parametric measure

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2169-2176

  Ricotta, Carlo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); FUZZY SETS; MAPPING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; FUZZY SYSTEMS; MAPS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD;

FUZZY THEMATIC MAPS; MORISITA'S INDEX; CLASSIFICATION ACCURACY; FUZZY CLASSIFICATION; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD CLASSIFICATIONS; THEMATIC MAPS;

REMOTE SENSING; PIXELS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CLASSIFICATION; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ANALYSIS; PIXEL; REMOTE SENSING; THEMATIC MAPPING;

EID: 2942533978     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160310001618130     Document Type: Article

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