Fundamentals

Supervised classification

How does supervised classification work?

Supervised classification uses field data to derive groups of pixel values within an area of interest that are assumed to have the same mapping category and similar spectral reflectance signatures. The training signatures for each category to be mapped are then quantitatively compared to each pixel in the image, pixels are assigned to the mapping class that their spectral signature is most similar to.

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References:

Jensen, JR (2005). Introductory digital image processing: a remote sensing perspective. Third edition, Prentice Hall: 316p.