Study of Thematic Mapper and Multispectral Scanner data applications
Abstract
The U.S. Geological Survey EROS Data Center evaluated the utility of LANDSAT multispectral scanner (MSS) and Thematic Mapper (TM) data for natural resource assessment and land cover information, emphasizing manual interpretation and digital classification of the data for U.S. Department of the Interior applications. In most cases, substantially more information was derived from TM data than from MSS data. The test areas included Washington, D.C. and prairie regions of South Dakota and Kansas.
- Publication:
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LANDSAT-4 Sci. Invest. Summ., Including Dec. 1983 Workshop Results, Vol. 2
- Pub Date:
- July 1984
- Bibcode:
- 1984land....2..129S
- Keywords:
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- Cities;
- Classifications;
- Image Analysis;
- Kansas;
- Landsat 4;
- Multispectral Band Scanners;
- South Dakota;
- Technology Utilization;
- Thematic Mappers (Landsat);
- Earth Resources Program;
- Evaluation;
- Habitats;
- Land Use;
- Spectral Bands;
- Vegetation;
- Instrumentation and Photography