Designing a multi-objective, multi-support accuracy assessment of the 2001 National Land Cover Data (NLCD 2001) of the conterminous United States
Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing
By: S.V. Stehman, J.D. Wickham, T.G. Wade, and J.H. Smith
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Abstract
The database design and diverse application of NLCD 2001 pose significant challenges for accuracy assessment because numerous objectives are of interest, including accuracy of land-cover, percent urban imperviousness, percent tree canopy, land-cover composition, and net change. A multi-support approach is needed because these objectives require spatial units of different sizes for reference data collection and analysis. Determining a sampling design that meets the full suite of desirable objectives for the NLCD 2001 accuracy assessment requires reconciling potentially conflicting design features that arise from targeting the different objectives. Multi-stage cluster sampling provides the general structure to achieve a multi-support assessment, and the flexibility to target different objectives at different stages of the design. We describe the implementation of two-stage cluster sampling for the initial phase of the NLCD 2001 assessment, and identify gaps in existing knowledge where research is needed to allow full implementation of a multi-objective, multi-support assessment. ?? 2008 American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing.
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Stehman, S., Wickham, J., Wade, T., and Smith, J., 2008, Designing a multi-objective, multi-support accuracy assessment of the 2001 National Land Cover Data (NLCD 2001) of the conterminous United States: Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, v. 74, no. 12, p. 1561-1571.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Designing a multi-objective, multi-support accuracy assessment of the 2001 National Land Cover Data (NLCD 2001) of the conterminous United States |
| Series title | Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing |
| Volume | 74 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Year Published | 2008 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing |
| First page | 1561 |
| Last page | 1571 |