Integrating field data with high spatial resolution multispectral satellite imagery for calibration and validation of coral reef benthic community maps

Journal of Applied Remote Sensing

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Roelfsema, Chris M ^a   Phinn, Stuart R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

accuracy assessment; calibration; coral reefs; coral seagrass community maps; Fiji; photo transects; Quickbird; spot check; validation

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE RESOLUTION; MAPPING; REEFS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPECTROSCOPY;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CORAL REEF; FIJI; PHOTO TRANSECTS; QUICKBIRD; SEAGRASSES; SPOT CHECK; VALIDATION;

DATA INTEGRATION;

EID: 78650891017     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19313195     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.3430107     Document Type: Article

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