The terrain signatures of administrative units: A tool for environmental assessment

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 150, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 385-396

  Miliaresis, George Ch ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Digital elevation model; Landcover landuse; Spatial objects; Terrain classification

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS; FOREST FIRES; K-MEANS CLUSTER ANALYSIS; LAND COVERS; LANDCOVER/LANDUSE; MODERATE RESOLUTIONS; SPATIAL OBJECTS; TERRAIN CLASSIFICATION;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEFORESTATION; DIGITAL INSTRUMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDFORMS;

SURVEYING;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; LAND COVER; LAND USE; TERRAIN;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FIRES; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GREECE; HUMANS; SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS;

DATA BASES; DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL AUDITING; EPA; FOREST FIRES; LAND USE; RESOLUTION; SURVEYING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; PELOPONNESE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 60349120077     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-008-0237-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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