Investigating issues in map accuracy when using an object-based approach to map benthic habitats

GIScience and Remote Sensing

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 457-477

  MacLean, Meghan ^a   Congalton, Russell ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; BENTHOS; HABITAT STRUCTURE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; MAPPING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

GULF COAST [UNITED STATES]; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 81255185965     PISSN: 15481603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/1548-1603.48.4.457     Document Type: Article

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