Data Series 968


Land-Cover Types, Shoreline Positions, and Sand Extents Derived From Landsat Satellite Imagery, Assateague Island to Metompkin Island, Maryland and Virginia, 1984 to 2014

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Abstract
Introduction
Data Sources
Image Processing
Image Classification
Data Downloads
References Cited
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Abbreviations

EROS Earth Resources Observation and Science
ETM+ Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus
FGDC Federal Geographic Data Committee
.gdb file geodatabase
GIS geographic information system
ISODATA Iterative Self-Organizing Data Analysis Technique
m meter
m2 square meter
μm micron
km kilometer
LPGS Level 1 Product Generation System
OLI Operational Land Imager
RGB red-green-blue
TM Thematic Mapper
TOA top of atmosphere
USGS U.S. Geological Survey
UTM Universal Transverse Mercator
WGS84 World Geodetic System of 1984
WRS-2 Worldwide Reference System 2