classification. 1,andsat TM has seven C ~ ~ J ~ ~ ~ 25-41. lrdahlfigtoll, brrgiltnes5 udries. In IJru~rcd/ng$ of r h ~ ALSIZI~SS:;l('S/bl

spectrd S P ~ - ) ( - S COU(:U x)", R.. R.G. O111.~1~il.~. and R.:\ h l i m . C;ihi C%aiig<, . S F ~ / ~ ~ O ( E M ~ ? I . . J r p , r .?-<Y, U'41sl~i~g~or1, 1953. Assessine Landsat ~laviificatiotl accrlzacy ucirig DC, 11 6-121.

has three. This "lcrease in 'pectral rliscnic n~ulrivariare anaiyii, it;iiirtiral techniques. 0[ r i , ~ L k . , JR., 2nd Z. hti. 1981, No~ni.dity asrun~p- information was ignored during this i~A~ro.~rm~;i?teirii Ejigiiititn.p niid ~ ~ n r u r i .irnizfjg tiior~s lo s~ipcnised clisriricarlrrn of icolotciy leiired study bccausc rhe primary goal was ro 49W): 1 ~ ~ ~ - ~ ~ . tel lain dara. In Qndwlrfdnl,~ ~711oie tmjir~g: Ail era- assess the ofsmallcr size (in- i j o \ ~ u i i ~ i i . &$. 1911. I)ctcin~rn.irion of ~ l a a i f i c ~ ~ t ~ u i l ilorn~l tooijor t/ie vinitie~. KX4\.S %!?, 638-41.

accuracy for l ~ n d riwlcox~er types using Landcai-7 M, spatiid On clasifica- SPm:);S ainj lrluliipolarilcd n, ulri-chaIiocj ,yn-

accuracy- Results sllggesr that tl~ecic .ipcnure iadnr (SARI dara. PllD disscriarkin, merging thc spectral information from b o i w r s i ~ ~ of Michigan. Du miwu Siz.@ jlzn ?I (dsdajan ,ti i d , Z ~ S )

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