The effects of sensor advancements on Thematic Mapper data classificationAnalyses of Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) data were conducted to assess the effects of sensor advancements on the thematic classification of remote sensing data. The effects of altering three sensor characteristics (spatial resolution, data quantization, and spectral band configuration) from Landsat Multispectral Scanner (MSS) specifications were investigated using analysis-of-variance (ANOVA). Analyses were conducted on data from two TM scenes: Washington, D.C. (late autumn) and western Pennsylvania (late summer). Results indicate that the contribution of sensor advancements to thematic classification are highly dependent of spectral and spatial scene attributes.
Document ID
19860036511
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Irons, J. R. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Markham, B. L. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Nelson, R. F. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Toll, D. L. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Williams, D. L. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)