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Acta Amazonica
Acta Amaz.
0044-5967
1809-4392
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
Land use mapping is essential for the understanding of global change processes,
especially in regions which are experiencing great pressure for development such as the
Amazon. Traditionally, these mappings have been done using visual interpretation
techniques of satellite imagery, that provide satisfactory results but are time-consuming
and highly cost. In this paper, a technique of image segmentation based on region growing
algorithm, followed by a per-field non-supervised classification, is proposed. Thus, the
thematic classification is based on a set of image elements (pixels), benefiting from
contextinformation, therefore minimizing the limitations of the digital processing
techniques based on single pixels (per-pixel classification). This approach was evaluated
in a typical test site of the Amazon region located to the north of Manaus, AM, using both
original Landsat Thematic Mapper images and their decomposition into endmembers such as
green vegetation, wood material, shade and soil, named mixture image in this paper. The
results were validated by a reference map obtained from proved visual interpretation
techniques of satellite imagery and by field check and indicated that automatic
classification is feasible to map land use in Amazonia. Statistics tests indicated that
there was significant agreement between the automated digital classifications and the
reference map (at 95% confidence level).
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Authorship
Raimundo ALMEIDA FILHO
DSR/INPE, Av. dos Astronautas, 1758, 12.227-010 - São
José dos Campos, SP.INPEBrazilSão José dos Campos, SP, BrazilDSR/INPE, Av. dos Astronautas, 1758, 12.227-010 - São
José dos Campos, SP.
Paulo Sérgio Rezende NASCIMENTO
DSR/INPE, Av. dos Astronautas, 1758, 12.227-010 - São
José dos Campos, SP.INPEBrazilSão José dos Campos, SP, BrazilDSR/INPE, Av. dos Astronautas, 1758, 12.227-010 - São
José dos Campos, SP.
Getulio Teixeira BATISTA
DSR/INPE, Av. dos Astronautas, 1758, 12.227-010 - São
José dos Campos, SP.INPEBrazilSão José dos Campos, SP, BrazilDSR/INPE, Av. dos Astronautas, 1758, 12.227-010 - São
José dos Campos, SP.
SCIMAGO INSTITUTIONS RANKINGS
DSR/INPE, Av. dos Astronautas, 1758, 12.227-010 - São
José dos Campos, SP.INPEBrazilSão José dos Campos, SP, BrazilDSR/INPE, Av. dos Astronautas, 1758, 12.227-010 - São
José dos Campos, SP.
How to cite
ALMEIDA, Raimundo, NASCIMENTO, Paulo Sérgio Rezende and BATISTA, Getulio Teixeira. Evaluation of segmentation and automatic classification techniques of landsat - tm Imagery for land use mapping in Amazonia. Acta Amazonica [online]. 1998, v. 28, n. 1 [Accessed 3 April 2025], pp. 41. Available from: <https://doi.org/10.1590/1809-43921998281054>. ISSN 1809-4392. https://doi.org/10.1590/1809-43921998281054.
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