Title :
Recent experiences in mapping land cover from AVHRR data: People´s Republic of China test sites
Author :
Qiu, Zhicheng ; Yang, Limin ; Loveland, Thomas R.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Bur. of Surveying & Mapping, Beijing, China
Abstract :
Land cover types of two test sites in the north central and southeast China were mapped using NOAA AVHRR 1-km NDVI data. For major land cover types, the results from this study compared favorably with the existing land use/cover maps of China. However, identification of detailed land cover types in certain study areas was difficult due to extremely complex and fragmented land use/cover patterns and the effect of cloud contamination on NDVI data. Use of ancillary data such as DEM and soil types was effective in post-classification and improved the quality of results
Keywords :
geophysical techniques; infrared imaging; remote sensing; AVHRR; China test sites; IR mapping; geophysical measurement technique; land cover; land cover type; land surface; land use; optical imaging; satellite remote sensing; terrain mapping; vegetation mapping; visible; Agriculture; Clouds; Geology; Information management; Information technology; Resource management; Soil; Technology management; Testing; Vegetation mapping;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1996. IGARSS '96. 'Remote Sensing for a Sustainable Future.', International
Conference_Location :
Lincoln, NE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3068-4
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1996.516973
