Crop area estimation using high and medium resolution satellite imagery in areas with complex topography

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 14, 2008, Pages

  Husak, G J ^a   Marshall, M T ^a   Michaelsen, J ^a   Pedreros, D ^a   Funk, C ^a   Galu, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Regional Centre for Mapping Resources for Development ^*  (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROPS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; PHOTOGRAPHY; PROGRAM INTERPRETERS; REGIONAL PLANNING; RURAL AREAS; SYSTEMATIC ERRORS;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS; AREA ESTIMATION; COMPLEX TOPOGRAPHIES; EMERGENCY RELIEF; ETHIOPIA; FIELD MEASUREMENT; FIELD SURVEYS; FOOD SECURITY; IKONOS IMAGES; LAND COVER; LANDSAT; LOGISTIC REGRESSIONS; RELIABLE ESTIMATES; RESOLUTION IMAGERY; RESOLUTION TECHNIQUES; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; SEGMENTATION ALGORITHMS; SPATIAL HETEROGENEITY; UNBIASED ESTIMATES;

SATELLITE IMAGERY;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ALGORITHM; ERROR CORRECTION; FOOD SECURITY; FOOD SUPPLY; IKONOS; IMAGE RESOLUTION; LAND COVER; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TOPOGRAPHY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 71949114896     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD009175     Document Type: Article

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