Separability analysis of land cover classes at regional scale: A comparative study of MERIS and MODIS data

Hugo Carrão; Pedro Sarmento; António Araújo; Mário Caetano

Separability analysis of land cover classes at regional scale: A comparative study of MERIS and MODIS data

Hugo Carrão, Pedro Sarmento, António Araújo, Mário Caetano

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Abstract

Medium spatial resolution satellite images have been recurrently used for automatic land cover mapping of large geographical areas. Despite the innovative developments in temporal and spectral resolutions of these sensors, their spatial resolution still hampers the effective discrimination between detailed cover types within fragmented landscapes. In this study we exploit the ability of MERIS and MODIS imagery for the discrimination between land cover classes in Portugal. We aim at identifying the most suitable subset of classes, from a recently recommended land cover nomenclature, to be used in the regular production of medium spatial resolution land cover products at national scale. Final results do not show differences on spectral separability ability of MERIS and MODIS.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings ‘Envisat Symposium 2007’
Publisher	European Space Agency
Edition	SP-636
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2007
Event	Envisat Symposium 2007 - Montreux, Switzerland Duration: 23 Apr 2007 → 27 Apr 2007

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Name	European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP
Publisher	European Space Agency
ISSN (Print)	0379-6566

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Conference	Envisat Symposium 2007
Country/Territory	Switzerland
City	Montreux
Period	23/04/07 → 27/04/07

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Separability analysis of land cover classes at regional scale : A comparative study of MERIS and MODIS data. / Carrão, Hugo; Sarmento, Pedro; Araújo, António; Caetano, Mário.

Proceedings ‘Envisat Symposium 2007’. SP-636. ed. European Space Agency, 2007. (European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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