How good is the map? A multi-scale cross-comparison framework for global settlement layers: Evidence from Central Europe

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 178, Issue , 2016, Pages 191-212

  Klotz, M ^a   Kemper, T ^b   Geiss C ^a   Esch, T ^a   Taubenbock H ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Accuracy assessment; Cross comparison; Global Human Settlement Layer; Global settlement mapping; Global Urban Footprint; Globcover; Land cover validation; MODIS; Remote Sensing; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

MAPPING; URBAN GROWTH;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CROSS-COMPARISON; GLOBAL URBAN FOOTPRINT; GLOBCOVER; HUMAN SETTLEMENTS; LAND COVER; MODIS; URBANIZATION;

REMOTE SENSING;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLEXITY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CORRELATION; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; LAND COVER; MAP; MAPPING METHOD; MODEL VALIDATION; MODIS; REMOTE SENSING; URBANIZATION;

CENTRAL EUROPE;

EID: 84961644758     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2016.03.001     Document Type: Article

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