Crop classification by support vector machine with intelligently selected training data for an operational application

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2227-2240

  Mathur, Ajay ^a   Foody, Giles M ^b  

^a Punjab Remote Sensing Centre   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); DATABASE SYSTEMS; REMOTE SENSING;

CROP CLASSIFICATION; DATASET; INTELLIGENT TRAINING COLLECTION SCHEME;

SUPPORT VECTOR MACHINES;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CROP PROCESSING; DATA SET; IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; REMOTE SENSING; TRAINING;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; PUNJAB [INDIA]; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 40349110669     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160701395203     Document Type: Article

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