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anderson et al 1976 (fwd)
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Johnnie Sutherland <[log in to unmask]>
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Maps and Air Photo Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 27 Aug 2001 10:55:16 -0400
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Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 15:24:46 +0100
From: "Comber, A.J." <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: anderson et al 1976

Does anyone know where the magic figure of at least 85% accuracy, as
first stated in Anderson et al (1976, ref below), in land cover and land
use categories came from?

It cannot have been plucked out of the air!

Lex Comber



REVIGIS Project,
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Anderson, J. R., Hardy, E. E., Roach, J. T. and Witmer, R. E., 1976, "A
Land Use and Land Cover Classification System for Use with Remote Sensor
Data," U.S. Geological Survey, Professional Paper 964, p 28, Reston, VA.

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