An analysis of the accuracy and cost-effectiveness of a cropland inventory utilizing remote sensing techniquesCropland inventories utilizing high altitude and Landsat imagery were conducted in Kern County, California. It was found that in terms of the overall mean relative and absolute inventory accuracies, a Landsat multidate analysis yielded the most optimum results, i.e., 98% accuracy. The 1:125,000 CIR high altitude inventory is a serious alternative which can be very accurate (97% or more) if imagery is available for a specific study area. The operational remote sensing cropland inventories documented in this study are considered cost-effective. When compared to conventional survey costs of $62-66 per 10,000 acres, the Landsat and high-altitude inventories required only 3-5% of this amount, i.e., $1.97-2.98.
Document ID
19760052143
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Jensen, J. R. (California Univ. Santa Barbara, CA, United States)
Tinney, L. R. (California Univ. Santa Barbara, CA, United States)
Estes, J. E. (California, University Santa Barbara, Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 8, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1975
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Meeting Information
Meeting: International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment