A first interpretation of East African swiddening via computer-assisted analysis of 3 Landsat tapesA preliminary application of the machine processing of Landsat data for the identification of swidden farming in East Africa is discussed. Three sets of Landsat data were analyzed: the 1972 mid-dry season, the 1973 late dry season, and the 1975 early wet season. The analysis procedure consisted of: (1) a preprocessing step to de-skew, rotate, and rescale the data, (2) a geometric correction process, (3) photographic enlargement, and (4) a procedure to obtain spectral response values for training the classification algorithm.
Document ID
19780056250
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Conant, F. P. (Hunter College New York, N.Y., United States)
Cary, T. K. (Columbia University New York, N.Y., United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1977
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Meeting Information
Meeting: Annual Symposium on Machine Processing of Remotely Sensed Data