Identification of land cover alterations in the Alta Murgia National Park (Italy) with VHR satellite imagery

International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 261-270

  Caprioli, M ^a   Tarantino, E ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Land cover transformation; Object oriented classification; VHR satellite imagery

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249312987     PISSN: 17437601     EISSN: 1743761X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2495/SDP-V1-N3-261-270     Document Type: Article

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