Method for assessing the thematic and positional accuracy of seagrass mapping

Marine Geodesy

Volumn 20, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 175-193

  Bruce, E M ^a   Eliot, I G ^a   Milton, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Geographic information system; Positional accuracy; Seagrass; Shark Bay; Thematic mapping

Indexed keywords

EID: 3943080679     PISSN: 01490419     EISSN: 1521060X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490419709388104     Document Type: Article

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