| Abstract: | The MultiResolution Land Characteristics (MRLC) consortium sponsored production of the National Land Cover Data (NLCD) for the conterminous United States, using Landsat imagery collected on a target year of 1992 (1992 NLCD). Here we report the thematic accuracy of the 1992 NLCD for the six western mapping regions. Reference data were collected in each region for a probability sample of pixels stratified by map land-cover class. Results are reported for each of the six mapping regions with agreement defined as a match between the primary or alternate reference land-cover label and a mode class of the mapped 3??3 block of pixels centered on the sample pixel. Overall accuracy at Anderson Level II was low and variable across the regions, ranging from 38% for the Midwest to 70% for the Southwest. Overall accuracy at Anderson Level I was higher and more consistent across the regions, ranging from 82% to 85% for five of the six regions, but only 74% for the South-central region. ?? 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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| Citation Author: | Wickham, J. D.; Stehman, S. V.; Smith, J. H.; Yang, L. |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Remote Sensing of Environment |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Thematic accuracy of the 1992 National Land-Cover Data for the western United States; 2004; Article; Journal; Remote Sensing of Environment; Wickham, J. D.; Stehman, S. V.; Smith, J. H.; Yang, L. |
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| Citation Volume: | 91 |
| Citation Year: | 2004 |
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| Text: | Thematic accuracy of the 1992 National Land-Cover Data for the western United States; 2004; Article; Journal; Remote Sensing of Environment; Wickham, J. D.; Stehman, S. V.; Smith, J. H.; Yang, L. |
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| URL (DIGITAL OBJECT IDENTIFIER): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2004.04.002 |
| Date Other: | Thu, 1 Jan 2004 00:00 -0600 |
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