Tree Diversity Detection with Mid-Resolution Images and Environmental Data in a Neural Network

Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 567-576

  Redowan, Mohammad ^a  

^a SHAHJALAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

ALOS AVNIR 2; Biodiversity; Landsat TM; Neural network; Remote sensing; Shannon diversity index

Indexed keywords

ALOS; AVNIR; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DIVERSITY INDEX; ELEVATION; FOREST COVER; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; PIXEL; REMOTE SENSING; SOLAR RADIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECTRAL RESOLUTION; TREE;

ITALY;

EID: 84883785268     PISSN: 0255660X     EISSN: 09743006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12524-012-0254-z     Document Type: Article

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