GIS-based automated landform classification and topographic, landcover and geologic attributes of landforms around the Yazoren Polje, Turkey

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 910-921

  Tagil, Sermin ^a   Jenness, Jeff ^b  

^a BALIKESIR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Jenness Enterprises   (United States)

Author keywords

DEM; GIS; Karstic depression; River capture; Topographic position index

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; IMAGE PROCESSING; SURVEYING;

CLASSIFICATION RESULTS; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; IMAGE PROCESSING ALGORITHM; KARSTIC; LANDFORM CLASSIFICATION; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; TOPOGRAPHIC POSITIONS;

LANDFORMS;

EID: 41949113438     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2008.910.921     Document Type: Article

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