Tree Species Classification Using Hyperspectral Imagery: A Comparison of Two Classifiers

The identification of tree species can provide a useful and efficient tool for forest managers for planning and monitoring purposes. Hyperspectral data provide sufficient spectral information to classify individual tree species. Two non-parametric classifiers, support vector machines (SVM) and rando...

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Main Authors: Laurel Ballanti, Leonhard Blesius, Ellen Hines, Bill Kruse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-05-01
Series:Remote Sensing
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/8/6/445