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Mapping wetland vegetation with LIDAR in Everglades National Park, Florida, USA
| Title: | Mapping wetland vegetation with LIDAR in Everglades National Park, Florida, USA. |
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| Name(s): |
De Stoppelaire, Georgia H., author Xie, Zhixiao, Thesis advisor Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor Charles E. Schmidt College of Science Department of Geosciences |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation | |
| Date Created: | 2014 | |
| Date Issued: | 2014 | |
| Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
| Place of Publication: | Boca Raton, Fla. | |
| Physical Form: | application/pdf | |
| Extent: | 166 p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Summary: | Knowledge of the geospatial distribution of vegetation is fundamental for resource management. The objective of this study is to investigate the possible use of airborne LIDAR (light detection and ranging) data to improve classification accuracy of high spatial resolution optical imagery and compare the ability of two classification algorithms to accurately identify and map wetland vegetation communities. In this study, high resolution imagery integrated with LIDAR data was compared jointly and alone; and the nearest neighbor (NN) and machine learning random forest (RF) classifiers were assessed in semi-automated geographic object-based image analysis (GEOBIA) approaches for classification accuracy of heterogeneous vegetation assemblages at Everglades National Park, FL, USA. | |
| Identifier: | FA00004276 (IID) | |
| Degree granted: | Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2014. | |
| Collection: | FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection | |
| Note(s): | Includes bibliography. | |
| Subject(s): |
Everglades National Park (Fla.)--Environmental conditions. Geographic information systems--Florida--Everglades Region. Ecosystem management--Florida--Everglades Region. Vegetation monitoring--Florida--Everglades National Park. Wetland management--Florida--Everglades National Park. Coastal zone management--Remote sensing--Florida--Everglades National Park. Environmental mapping--Florida--Everglades National Park. Environmental monitoring--Remote sensing--Florida--Everglades National Park. |
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| Held by: | Florida Atlantic University Libraries | |
| Sublocation: | Digital Library | |
| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004276 | |
| Use and Reproduction: | Copyright © is held by the author, with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder. | |
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| Host Institution: | FAU | |
| Is Part of Series: | Florida Atlantic University Digital Library Collections. |
