Improving forest type discrimination with mixed lifeform classes using fuzzy classification thresholds informed by field observations

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 699-708

  Rogan, J ^a   Bumbarger, N ^a   Kulakowski, D ^a   Christman, Z J ^b   Runfola, D M ^a   Blanchard, S ^a  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIELD MEASUREMENT; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; FOREST TYPE; FUZZY CLASSIFICATION; FUZZY MEMBERSHIP; HARDWOOD FORESTS; MASSACHUSETTS , USA; MIXED CLASS; MIXED FORESTS; MULTI-LAYER PERCEPTRON NEURAL NETWORKS; TOP-DOWN METHODS;

FORESTRY; NEURAL NETWORKS;

HARDWOODS;

ACCURACY; CLASSIFICATION; FORESTRY; FUZZY LOGIC; HARDWOODS; MASSACHUSETTS; MEASUREMENT; NEURAL NETWORKS;

EID: 80052429409     PISSN: 07038992     EISSN: 17127971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5589/m11-009     Document Type: Article

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