Evolving standards in land cover characterization

Journal of Land Use Science

Volumn 1, Issue 2-4, 2006, Pages 157-168

  Herold, M ^a   Latham, J S ^b   Di Gregorio, A ^b   Schmullius, C C ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

Author keywords

GOFC GOLD; GTOS; Harmonization; Land cover; LCCS; Standards; Validation

Indexed keywords

EID: 36249029125     PISSN: 1747423X     EISSN: 17474248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17474230601079316     Document Type: Article

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