Land Use/Land Cover Change Analysis Using Object-Based Classification Approach in Munessa-Shashemene Landscape of the Ethiopian Highlands

The objective of this study was to analyze land use/land cover (LULC) changes in the landscape of Munessa-Shashemene area of the Ethiopian highlands over a period of 39 years (1973–2012). Satellite images of Landsat MSS (1973), TM (1986), ETM+ (2000), and RapidEye (2012) were used. All images were c...

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Main Authors: Thomas Knoke, Demel Teketay, Thomas Schneider, Mengistie Kindu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-05-01
Series:Remote Sensing
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/5/5/2411