A comparison of land unit delineation techniques for land evaluation in the Western Cape, South Africa

Land Use Policy

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 937-945

  van Niekerk, Adriaan ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Land component; Land evaluation; Land unit; Land use; Landscape; Segmentation

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ANALYSIS; LAND EVALUATION; LAND USE PLANNING; MAPPING; REMOTE SENSING;

SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 77649340576     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2009.12.007     Document Type: Article

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