A segment-based approach to classify agricultural lands by using multi-temporal optical and microwave data

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 33, Issue 22, 2012, Pages 7184-7204

  Ok, Asli Ozdarici ^a   Akyurek, Zuhal ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; GEODETIC SATELLITES; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; MAPS; PIXELS; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

ADVANCED SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADARS; AGRICULTURAL LAND; CONFUSION MATRICES; ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITES; IMAGE SEGMENTATION PROCESS; MULTI-TEMPORAL; OVERALL ACCURACIES; RESEARCH STUDIES;

IMAGE SEGMENTATION;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AGRICULTURAL LAND; CROP; IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; MICROWAVE IMAGERY; MULTISPECTRAL IMAGE; PIXEL; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; THEMATIC MAPPING;

TURKEY;

EID: 84863534051     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2012.700423     Document Type: Article

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