Evaluation of high-resolution satellite imagery for assessing rangeland resources in south Texas

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 30-37

  Everitt, J H ^a   Yang, C ^a   Fletcher, R S ^a   Drawe, D L ^b  

^a KIKA DE LA GARZA SUBTROPICAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Welder Wildlife Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy assessment; Image analysis; Light reflectance; QuickBird satellite imagery

Indexed keywords

RANGELAND; SATELLITE IMAGERY; VEGETATION CLASSIFICATION; VEGETATION MAPPING;

NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 31744431944     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/04-093.1     Document Type: Article

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