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Effect of Landsat Thematic Mapper sensor parameters on land cover classificationSelected sensor parameter differences between TM and MSS were assessed through classification performance of a suburban/regional test site. Overall classification accuracy of a seven-band Landsat TM scene in comparison to MSS yielded an improvement in accuracy from 74.8 percent to 83.2 percent. To study the possible causes for the difference in classification performance, key sensor parameter differences between MSS and TM, including: (1) spatial resolution (30 m for TM versus 80 m for MSS), (2) quantization level (256 levels for TM versus 64 for MSS), and (3) spectral regions (seven bands in four major spectral regions for TM versus four bands in two regions for MSS), were evaluated. Landsat TM data were processed to stimulate all possible combinations of these MSS and TM parameters, yielding a three-factor design with two levels per factor. The results indicated that the added spectral regions (TM 1, TM 5, and TM 7) and to a lesser degree the increase in quantization level to eight bits produced the improved TM classification accuracy. However, in this study, the higher 30 m spatial resolution of TM contributed to a reduced classification accuracy from increased within-field variability or class heterogeneity.
Document ID
19850047937
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Toll, D. L.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Earth Resources Branch, Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
April 1, 1985
Publication Information
Publication: Remote Sensing of Environment
Volume: 17
ISSN: 0034-4257
Subject Category
Spacecraft Instrumentation
Accession Number
85A30088
Distribution Limits
Public
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