Integration of texture and landscape features into object-based classification for delineating Torreya using IKONOS imagery

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2003-2033

  Han, Ning ^a,b   Wang, Ke ^a   Yu, Liang ^a   Zhang, Xiuying ^c  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INFORMATION USE; MESH GENERATION; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

CLASSIFICATION ACCURACY; LANDSCAPE FEATURE; LANDSCAPE METRICS; MOUNTAINOUS AREA; OBJECT-BASED CLASSIFICATIONS; SPATIAL ASSOCIATIONS; SPATIAL INFORMATIONS; STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE;

CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION);

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CLASSIFICATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; EVERGREEN TREE; FRAGMENTATION; GIS; IKONOS; TEXTURE;

CHINA;

CONIFEROPHYTA; TORREYA; TORREYA GRANDIS;

EID: 84863258877     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2011.605084     Document Type: Article

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