OBJECTIVES

1 -- WHY VEGETATION CATEGORIES ARE CRUCIAL

2 -- CLASSIFICATION CRITERIA

2.1 Perspectives: Ground vs. Sensor

2.2 Hierarchical vs. Nonhierarchical Approaches

2.3 Some Standard Classifications

3 -- CLASSIFICATION METHODS

3.1 Measures Used in Classifying Vegetation via Remote Sensing

      3.1.1 Spectral reflectance properties

      3.1.2 Vegetation indices (e.g., NDVI)

      3.1.3 Incorporating thermal properties

3.2 Approaches to Image Classification

3.3 Accuracy Assessment

REVIEW QUESTIONS

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