Qualitative satellite image analysis: Mapping spatial distribution of farming types in Ethiopia

Applied Geography

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 465-476

  Wästfelt, Anders ^a   Tegenu, Tsegaye ^b   Nielsen, Michael M ^b   Malmberg, Bo ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Compound chorological concept; Farming types; Land cover; Land cover configuration; Land use; Spatial context

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; CROPPING PRACTICE; FARMING SYSTEM; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LAND COVER; LAND USE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ETHIOPIA;

EID: 79960493272     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2011.04.001     Document Type: Article

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