Satellite-derived ecosystems classification: Image segmentation by ecological region for improved classification accuracy, a boreal case study

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 233-251

  Jensen, Olaf C ^a,b   Sánchez Azofeifa, G Arturo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; PLANTS (BOTANY); REMOTE SENSING; STATISTICS;

K-FOLD CROSS-VALIDATION; MINIMUM MAPPABLE UNIT;

IMAGE SEGMENTATION;

CLASSIFICATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING;

PINUS BANKSIANA;

EID: 33645724650     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160500181812     Document Type: Article

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