Data fusion and classifier ensemble techniques for vegetation mapping in the coastal Everglades

Geocarto International

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 228-243

  Zhang, Caiyun ^a   Xie, Zhixiao ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

classifier ensemble; data fusion; Everglades; vegetation mapping

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ALGORITHM; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; AVIRIS; COASTAL ZONE; DATA PROCESSING; IMAGERY; ORTHOPHOTO; VEGETATION CLASSIFICATION; VEGETATION MAPPING; VEGETATION TYPE;

EVERGLADES; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

RHIZOPHORA MANGLE;

EID: 84903574339     PISSN: 10106049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10106049.2012.756940     Document Type: Article

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