Technical note assessing the accuracy of Landsat Thematic Mapper classification using double sampling

International Journal of Remote Sensing
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Abstract

Double sampling was used to provide a cost efficient estimate of the accuracy of a Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) classification map of a scene located in the Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. In the first phase, 200 sample points were randomly selected to assess the accuracy between Landsat TM data and aerial photography. The overall accuracy and Kappa statistic were 49.5 per cent and 32.5 per cent, respectively. In the second phase, 25 sample points identified in the first phase were selected using stratified random sampling and located in the field. This information was used to correct for misclassification errors associated with the first phase samples. The overall accuracy and Kappa statistic increased to 59.6 per cent and 45.6 per cent, respectively.

Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Technical note assessing the accuracy of Landsat Thematic Mapper classification using double sampling
Series title International Journal of Remote Sensing
DOI 10.1080/014311698214857
Volume 19
Issue 11
Year Published 1998
Language English
Publisher Taylor & Francis
Publisher location London, United Kingdom
Description 12 p.
First page 2049
Last page 2060
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