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Sensors 2008, 8(2), 1237-1251; doi:10.3390/s8021287
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Using ASTER Imagery in Land Use/cover Classification of Eastern Mediterranean Landscapes According to CORINE Land Cover Project
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Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Faculty of Forestry , Department of Forest Engineering, 46060, Kahramanmaras, Turkey
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Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Soil Science , 46060, Kahramanmaras, Turkey
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Received: 7 February 2008 / Accepted: 19 February 2008 / Published: 21 February 2008
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Spatio-Temporal Modeling of Solar Radiation, Climate and Biogeochemical Cycles)
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Abstract: The satellite imagery has been effectively utilized for classifying land covertypes and detecting land cover conditions. The Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emissionand Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) sensor imagery has been widely used in classificationprocess of land cover. However, atmospheric corrections have to be made by preprocessingsatellite sensor imagery since the electromagnetic radiation signals received by the satellitesensors can be scattered and absorbed by the atmospheric gases and aerosols. In this study,an ASTER sensor imagery, which was converted into top-of-atmosphere reflectance(TOA), was used to classify the land use/cover types, according to COoRdination ofINformation on the Environment (CORINE) land cover nomenclature, for an arearepresenting the heterogonous characteristics of eastern Mediterranean regions inKahramanmaras, Turkey. The results indicated that using the surface reflectance data ofASTER sensor imagery can provide accurate (i.e. overall accuracy and kappa values of83.2% and 0.79, respectively) and low-cost cover mapping as a part of inventory forCORINE Land Cover Project.
Keywords: Classification; Land use/cover; ASTER; TOA; CORINE
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Yüksel, A.; Akay, A.E.; Gundogan, R. Using ASTER Imagery in Land Use/cover Classification of Eastern Mediterranean Landscapes According to CORINE Land Cover Project. Sensors 2008, 8, 1237-1251.
AMA StyleYüksel A, Akay AE, Gundogan R. Using ASTER Imagery in Land Use/cover Classification of Eastern Mediterranean Landscapes According to CORINE Land Cover Project. Sensors. 2008; 8(2):1237-1251.
Chicago/Turabian StyleYüksel, Alaaddin; Akay, Abdullah E.; Gundogan, Recep. 2008. "Using ASTER Imagery in Land Use/cover Classification of Eastern Mediterranean Landscapes According to CORINE Land Cover Project." Sensors 8, no. 2: 1237-1251.