Urban vegetation mapping using sub-pixel analysis and expert system rules: A critical approach

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 27, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 2645-2665

  Myint, S W ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; EXPERT SYSTEMS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAPPING; PATTERN RECOGNITION; VEGETATION;

SUB-PIXEL CLASSIFIER; URBAN VEGETATION MAPPING;

REMOTE SENSING;

AGRICULTURE; MAPPING; NDVI; PIXEL; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; TREE; URBAN AREA; VEGETATION TYPE;

EID: 33747130710     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160500534630     Document Type: Article

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