Artificial neural networks for mapping regional-scale upland vegetation from high spatial resolution imagery

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2177-2195

  Mills, H ^a   Cutler, M E J ^b   Fairbairn, D ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MAPPING; MULTILAYER NEURAL NETWORKS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; REMOTE SENSING;

HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION IMAGERY; LAND-COVER DYNAMICS; REGIONAL-SCALE UPLAND VEGETATION;

VEGETATION;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; DATA PROCESSING; IMAGERY; REMOTE SENSING; VEGETATION MAPPING;

EID: 33747136186     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160500396501     Document Type: Article

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