Spatial resolution influence on the identification of land cover classes in the Amazon environment

To evaluate the role played by the spatial resolution in distinguishing land cover classes in the Amazon region, different levels of spatial resolution (60, 100, 120, 200 and 250 meters) were simulated from a Landsat_5 Thematic Mapper (TM) image. Thematic maps were produced by visual interpretation...

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Main Authors: PONZONI FLÁVIO J., GALVÃO LÊNIO S., EPIPHANIO JOSÉ C.N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2002-01-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652002000400011