land cover is one of basic data layers in geographic information system for physical planning and environmentalmonitoring. digital image classification is generally performed to produce land cover maps from remote sensing data,particularly for large areas. in the present study the multispectral image from irs liss-iii image along with ancillary datasuch as vegetation indices, principal componen...

Classification of geographic phenomena is often a black box to anyone outside the immediate group involved in the classification process. There is a growing need for compatibility between datasets to map, evaluate, and monitor areas in a consistent manner. The FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) Land Cover Classification system (LCCS) is a proposed method to enable int...

The main goal of this study is to develop a general framework for building a hybrid land-cover map by the synergistic combination of a number of land-cover classifications with different legends and spatial resolutions. The proposed approach assesses class-specific accuracies of datasets and establishes affinity between thematic legends using a common land-cover language such as the UN Land-Cov...

Land degradation is a major danger which restricting different areas of Iran. Systematic description of the environmentfor detection of environmental changes and the human-related causes and responses is essential in land cover changestudy. Use of land cover data allow detection of where certain changes occur, what type of change, as well as how theland is changing. Existing systems for classif...

land cover is one of basic data layers in geographic information system for physical planning and environmentalmonitoring. digital image classification is generally performed to produce land cover maps from remote sensing data,particularly for large areas. in the present study the multispectral image from irs liss-iii image along with ancillary datasuch as vegetation indices, principal componen...

Land cover is one of basic data layers in geographic information system for physical planning and environmentalmonitoring. Digital image classification is generally performed to produce land cover maps from remote sensing data,particularly for large areas. In the present study the multispectral image from IRS LISS-III image along with ancillary datasuch as vegetation indices, principal componen...

A major challenge is to develop a biodiversity observation system that is cost effective and applicable in any geographic region. Measuring and reliable reporting of trends and changes in biodiversity requires amongst others detailed and accurate land cover and habitat maps in a standard and comparable way. The objective of this paper is to assess the EODHaM (EO Data for Habitat Mapping) classi...

The Taita Hills, located in south-eastern Kenya, is one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots. Despite the recognized ecological importance of this region, the landscape has been heavily fragmented due to hundreds of years of human activity. Most of the natural vegetation has been converted for agroforestry, croplands and exotic forest plantations, resulting in a very heterogeneous landscape. Gi...

land degradation is a major danger which restricting different areas of iran. systematic description of the environmentfor detection of environmental changes and the human-related causes and responses is essential in land cover changestudy. use of land cover data allow detection of where certain changes occur, what type of change, as well as how theland is changing. existing systems for classif...