Comparison between New Digital Image Classi‡cation Methods and Traditional Methods for Land-Cover Mapping

Coarse-resolution satellite data have been used extensively for land-cover characterization and mapping. Recently available very high spatial resolution (VHR) (<5 m) remote-sensing data have opened the door for detailed investigation of land-cover characterization and mapping (Basso et al., 2001; Horie et al., 1992; Lobell et al., 2003; Pinter et al. 2003).