Full hierarchic versus non-hierarchic classification approaches for mapping sealed surfaces at the rural-urban fringe using high-resolution satellite data

Sensors

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 22-45

  De Roeck, Tim ^a   Van De Voorde, Tim ^a   Canters, Frank ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Decision trees; Hierarchic classification; Multiple layer perceptron; Sealed surfaces; Urban mapping

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION ACCURACY; CLASSIFICATION APPROACH; HIGH-RESOLUTION MAPPING; MULTI-LAYER PERCEPTRONS; MULTIPLE LAYER PERCEPTRON; NEAREST-NEIGHBOUR CLASSIFIER; OBJECT ORIENTED APPROACH; URBAN MAPPING;

MAPPING;

DECISION TREES;

EID: 59249092662     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s90100022     Document Type: Article

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