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Seasat SAR identification of dry climate urban land coverDigitally processed Seasat synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery of the Denver, Colorado area was examined to assess its potential for mapping urban land cover and the compatibility of SAR derived classes with those described in the U.S. Geological Survey classification system. The entire scene was interpreted to generate a small-scale land cover map. In addition, six subscene enlargements representative of urban land cover categories extant in the area were used as test sites for detailed analysis of land cover types. Two distinct approaches were employed and compared in examining the imagery - a visual interpretation of black-and-white positive transparencies and an automated-machine/visual interpretation. The latter used the Image 100 interactive image analysis system to generate land cover classes by density level slicing of the image frequency histogram.
Document ID
19810029538
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Henderson, F. M.
(New York, State University Albany, N.Y., United States)
Wharton, S. W.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, Md., United States)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
September 1, 1980
Publication Information
Publication: International Journal of Remote Sensing
Volume: 1
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Accession Number
81A13942
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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