Fort Nelson., British Columbia earth cover classification user's guide : January, 2003 final report / Ducks Unlimited, Inc.
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TextPublication details: Rancho Cordova, CA : Ducks Unlimited, Inc., 2003.Description: 77 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 chosen was based on coverage of one and a quarter Landsat TM 7 scenes covering about 3.5 million hectare (~9 million acre)area in the northeastern portion of British Columbia. A mosaic of two cloud-free Landsat TM scenes (Path 50, Rows 18 and 19) imaged on August 2, 1999 was used to classify the project area into 29 earth cover categories. An unsupervised clustering technique was used to determine the location of the field sites to ground truth the satellite imagery. A custom field data from and digital database were used to record field information. During July 13-24, 2000, a total of 603 sites were visited,of which, 564 were applicable for image processing. A Bell Jet Ranger helicopter was used to gain access to all of the sites. Global positioning system (GPS) technology was used to navigate to the pre-selected sites and
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 43-44).
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 chosen was based on coverage of one and a quarter Landsat TM 7 scenes covering about 3.5 million hectare (~9 million acre)area in the northeastern portion of British Columbia. A mosaic of two cloud-free Landsat TM scenes (Path 50, Rows 18 and 19) imaged on August 2, 1999 was used to classify the project area into 29 earth cover categories. An unsupervised clustering technique was used to determine the location of the field sites to ground truth the satellite imagery. A custom field data from and digital database were used to record field information. During July 13-24, 2000, a total of 603 sites were visited,of which, 564 were applicable for image processing. A Bell Jet Ranger helicopter was used to gain access to all of the sites. Global positioning system (GPS) technology was used to navigate to the pre-selected sites and