Lower Mackenzie River Delta, Northwest Territories earth cover classification user's guide : Ducks Unlimited, Inc. user's guide /
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TextPublication details: Rancho Cordova, CA : Ducks Unlimited, Inc., 2002.Description: 67 p. : col. ill. , col. maps ; 28 cmOnline resources: Abstract: Ducks Unlimited, Inc. and Ducks Unlimited Canada have been mapping wetlands in the boreal regions of Alaska since 1988 and in Canada since 1999. The project area for this earth cover classification was a 3,318,442 ha (8.2 million acre) area in the Northwest Territories centered south of the town of Inuvik. A Landsat TM Scene (Path 62, Row 12 with southern shift of ~22%) was used to classify the project area into 40 earth cover categories. An unsupervised clustering technique was used to determine the location of the field sites used to ground truth the satellite imagery. A custom field data form and digital database were used to record field information. A total of 546 sites were visited between July 7th-19th, 2001. A Bell Jet Ranger helicopter was used to gain access to most sites, and a Bell Long Ranger helicopter was used to access sites in the northwest corner of the image. Global positioning system (GPS) technology was used to navigate to the pre-selected sites and to record new
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 41).
Ducks Unlimited, Inc. and Ducks Unlimited Canada have been mapping wetlands in the boreal regions of Alaska since 1988 and in Canada since 1999. The project area for this earth cover classification was a 3,318,442 ha (8.2 million acre) area in the Northwest Territories centered south of the town of Inuvik. A Landsat TM Scene (Path 62, Row 12 with southern shift of ~22%) was used to classify the project area into 40 earth cover categories. An unsupervised clustering technique was used to determine the location of the field sites used to ground truth the satellite imagery. A custom field data form and digital database were used to record field information. A total of 546 sites were visited between July 7th-19th, 2001. A Bell Jet Ranger helicopter was used to gain access to most sites, and a Bell Long Ranger helicopter was used to access sites in the northwest corner of the image. Global positioning system (GPS) technology was used to navigate to the pre-selected sites and to record new