Title: Land-use mapping in West Messinia, Greece, using satellite imagery
Abstract: Abstract The purpose of this study was to apply thematic mapping using satellite imagery in assessing land-use patterns in W. Messinia, Greece. Various land-use classes of Messinia were mapped by using visual interpretation of false-colour composites based on Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) and SPOT data. An identification, classification and mapping methodology was needed for the land-use forms that could be found in Greek territories with ecological and geological characteristics similar to those of Messinia. Ground truth was taken from eighty test sites that cover the basic categories of land use. These sites were localized and identified on the false-colour composites. Based on this investigation, pure and complex land use patterns were defined and mapped on a 1:50000 scale map. The results of this work show that several land use classes can be easilyidentified and be mapped precisely. Some forms are impossible to identify, becausemany of them can be easily confused with others due to their similar reflectingproperties. Such errors can be limited with the help of local observations, controlsand the use of specific thematic maps as well. Specifically, the following land use patterns were identified on the Landsat TM and SPOT digital images: olive groves, vineyards, fig trees, orchards, non-irrigated winter crops, annual irrigated crops, green houses, meadows, abandoned land, bare land, shrubland, woodland, riparian vegetation, mudflats, beaches, urban land, quarries and excavations. An evaluation of these land uses is presented.
Publication Year: 1990
Publication Date: 1990-09-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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