Image-based change estimation for land cover and land use monitoring

Jeremy Webb; C. Kenneth Brewer; Nicholas Daniels; Chris Maderia; Randy Hamilton; Mark Finco; Kevin A. Megown; Andrew J. Lister

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Image-based change estimation for land cover and land use monitoring

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Jeremy Webb, C. Kenneth Brewer, Nicholas Daniels, Chris Maderia, Randy Hamilton, Mark Finco, Kevin A. Megown, Andrew J. Lister

Year:

2012

Type:

Paper

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Morin, Randall S.; Liknes, Greg C., comps. Moving from status to trends: Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) symposium 2012; 2012 December 4-6; Baltimore, MD. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-105. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. [CD-ROM]: 46-53.

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Abstract

The Image-based Change Estimation (ICE) project resulted from the need to provide estimates and information for land cover and land use change over large areas. The procedure uses Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) plot locations interpreted using two different dates of imagery from the National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP). In order to determine a suitable project workflow, interpretation methods and database options were explored. The results provide useful information for the change occurring between land cover and land use types across two prototype landscapes.

Parent Publication

Moving from status to trends: Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) symposium 2012

Keywords

statistics, estimation, sampling, modeling, remote sensing, forest health, data integrity, environmental monitoring, cover estimation, international forest monitoring

Citation

Webb, Jeremy; Brewer, C. Kenneth; Daniels, Nicholas; Maderia, Chris; Hamilton, Randy; Finco, Mark; Megown, Kevin A.; Lister, Andrew J. 2012. Image-based change estimation for land cover and land use monitoring. In: Morin, Randall S.; Liknes, Greg C., comps. Moving from status to trends: Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) symposium 2012; 2012 December 4-6; Baltimore, MD. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-105. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. [CD-ROM]: 46-53.