Mapping urban forest tree species using IKONOS imagery: Preliminary results

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 172, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 199-214

  Pu, Ruiliang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

IKONOS; Maximum likelihood classifier; Stepwise masking system; Tree species identification; Urban forest

Indexed keywords

IKONOS; MASKING SYSTEMS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD CLASSIFIER; TREE SPECIES; URBAN FORESTS;

CLASSIFIERS; LOW PASS FILTERS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD; SECURITY OF DATA; VEGETATION;

FORESTRY;

FOREST ECOSYSTEM; IKONOS; IMAGE RESOLUTION; MAPPING; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ANALYSIS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; URBAN FORESTRY;

ACER RUBRUM; ARTICLE; CANOPY; CINNAMOMUM CAMPHORA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOREST; IMAGING AND DISPLAY; MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA; NONHUMAN; OAK; PINE; QUERCUS GERMINATA; QUERCUS LAURIFOLIA; QUERCUS VIRGINIANA; RED MAPLE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TREE; TREE CROWN; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; VEGETATION;

ACER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLORIDA; QUERCUS; TREES; UNITED STATES;

CLASSIFIERS; FORESTRY; PLANTS; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TREES;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; TAMPA; UNITED STATES;

ACER RUBRUM; CINNAMOMUM CAMPHORA; DRYOBALANOPS; MAGNOLIA; MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA; QUERCUS GEMINATA; QUERCUS IMBRICARIA; QUERCUS LAURIFOLIA; QUERCUS VIRGINIANA;

EID: 79151474329     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-010-1327-5     Document Type: Article

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