Object-based land-cover classification for the Phoenix metropolitan area: Optimization vs. transportability

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2021-2040

  Walker, J S ^a   Blaschke, T ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; FUZZY RULES; FUZZY SETS; OPTIMIZATION; TRANSPORTATION;

FUZZY-RULE SET; URBAN LAND-COVER CLASSIFICATION;

REMOTE SENSING;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; DETECTION METHOD; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGERY; LAND CLASSIFICATION; LAND COVER; METROPOLITAN AREA; OPTIMIZATION;

ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; PHOENIX; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41549153831     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160701408337     Document Type: Article

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