Improving image classification in a complex wetland ecosystem through image fusion techniques

Journal of Applied Remote Sensing

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Kumar, Lalit ^a   Sinha, Priyakant ^a   Taylor, Subhashni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

classification; image fusion; multispectral; panchromatic; saltmarsh vegetation

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE FUSION; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SUPPORT VECTOR MACHINES; VEGETATION; WETLANDS;

CLASSIFICATION ACCURACY; IMAGE FUSION TECHNIQUES; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD CLASSIFICATIONS; MULTI-SPECTRAL; PANCHROMATIC; QUICKBIRD SATELLITE IMAGERY; SALT MARSHES; VEGETATION CLASSIFICATION;

IMAGE CLASSIFICATION;

EID: 84905750174     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19313195     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.JRS.8.083616     Document Type: Article

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