Journal
REMOTE SENSING LETTERS
Volume 3, Issue 8, Pages 667-676Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2012.656767
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- United States' National Science Foundation (NSF) [OCE-0423565, OCE-1026859, BCS-0709685, SES-0849985]
- Divn Of Social and Economic Sciences
- Direct For Social, Behav & Economic Scie [0849985] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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This article examines the extent to which L(ow)-spatial resolution Landsat Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) imagery can be used to map urban/suburban forest cover in comparison with H(igh)-spatial resolution (less than 1 m) digital aerial orthophotos from the same study area and time period. This research has practical implications for resource managers, government agencies and forestry researchers interested in mapping large-area urban/suburban forests because Landsat imagery is more accessible, has an extensive historical archive, has broader spatial and temporal coverage and is more cost efficient than H-resolution aerial orthophotos. Classification tree results suggest that Landsat ETM+ imagery is adequate for mapping larger, contiguous patches of forest (i.e. small forest patches greater than 2 acres) in urban/suburban settings, but its spatial resolution is too coarse to accurately map spatially complex residential areas in urban/suburban landscapes.
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