This paper presents a semi-automatic procedure to discriminate seasonally flooded areas in the shallow temporary marshes of Doñana National Park (SW Spain) by using a radiommetrically normalized long time series of Landsat MSS, TM, and ETM+ images (1974–2014). Extensive field campaigns for ground truth data retrieval were carried out simultaneous to Landsat overpasses. Ground truth was used as ...

Monitoring land cover changes from the 1970s in West Africa is important for assessing the dynamics between land cover types and understanding the anthropogenic impact during this period. Given the lack of historical land cover maps over such a large area, Landsat data is a reliable and consistent source of information on land cover dynamics from the 1970s. This study examines land cover change...

A general approach is presented for the computer analysis, using quantitative multivariate methods, of remote sensing data combined with other sources of data in geographic information systems. A method is proposed by which inferences can be drawn systematically from multiple observations having significant but unknown interactions. A simple classification experim~nt with Landsat MSS data is un...

We tested the accuracy of an atmospheric correction method that depends on clear water bodies to infer solar and atmospheric parameters for radiative transfer equations by measuring the reflectance signature of four prominent south Texas rangeland plants with the Earth Resource Technology (LANDSAT) satellite multispectral scanner (MSS) and a ground-based Exotech Model 20 spectroradiometer. The ...

Accurate prediction of crop yields requires knowledge of the crop's develop-ment stage at critical times during the growing season. Various meteorological models have been developed to estimate crop development. However, the crop planting date, or equivalently, the date the crop reaches a particular crop devel-· opment stage generally is needed to ini-· tialize these models. Recently, efforts h...

This paper predicts potential improvements offered by thematic mapper data over multispectral scanner data when utilized in regression estimation of crop .areas. A study comparing LANDSAT data and simulated thematic mapper data is described. Quantitative measures of potential improvements in crop-area estimates of corn, soybeans, and dense woodlands are calculated, and the sensor characteristic...

Before images obtained by multisensor cameras can be used in image analysis, corrections must be introduced for the differences in the gain or transfer functions of the sensors. Methods are here presented for obtaining the required information directly from the statistics of the sensor outputs. The assumption is made that the probability distribution of scene radiances seen by each sensor is th...

The major conclusions reached in this research effort are: 1) Landsat derived land cover classification data are, at present, a marginally accurate data source for county-level resource management requirements; and 2) the accuracy of standard product National Cartographic Information Center (NCIC) Digital Terrain Tape data appear to be questionable, again with respect to the information require...