Effective use of ERTS multisensor data in the Great Plains

Abstract

The author has identified the following significant results. In the case of rangelands, manipulation of the digitized material from photographic recordings revealed that the mode-seeking program using only one vegetation group gave the best output map. Efficient mapping of this imagery will possibly require the use of narrow band filters. In the case of cropland, the results obtained with the K-class classifier are shown. Using one feature, the highest percent correct classification was obtained using band 6. Using two features, best results were obtained using bands 4 and 6 and 5 and 6. Specific results obtained with various bands are discussed. In the case of land systems, the eroded shale soils located along the Missouri River reservoirs in South Dakota above the Fort Randall and Big Bend Dams are clearly visible on the IR bands of ERTS scene 17 August, 1972, image description number 1025-16551. The appearance of various types of soil formations is described.