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http://dx.doi.org/10.14578/jkfs.2011.100.4.2

A Comparison of Pixel- and Segment-based Classification for Tree Species Classification using QuickBird Imagery  

Chung, Sang Young (Department of Forest Environment System, Kookmin University)
Yim, Jong Su (Division of Forest Resource Information, Korea Forest Research Institute)
Shin, Man Yong (Department of Forest Environment System, Kookmin University)
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Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science / v.100, no.4, 2011 , pp. 540-547 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted to compare classification accuracy by tree species using QuickBird imagery for pixel- and segment-based classifications that have been mostly applied to classify land covers. A total of 398 points was used as training and reference data. Based on this points, the points were classified into fourteen land cover classes: four coniferous and seven deciduous tree species in forest classes, and three non-forested classes. In pixel-based classification, three images obtained by using raw spectral values, three tasseled indices, and three components from principal component analysis were produced. For the both classification processes, the maximum likelihood method was applied. In the pixel-based classification, it was resulted that the classification accuracy with raw spectral values was better than those by the other band combinations. As resulted that, the segment-based classification with a scale factor of 50% provided the most accurate classification (overall accuracy:76% and ${\hat{k}}$ value:0.74) compared to the other scale factors and pixel-based classification.
Keywords
tree species classification; accuracy assessment; pixel-based classification; segment-based classification; band combination; QuickBird;
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