Unsupervised Classification Procedures:

 Perform an unsupervised classification (Isodata)

on an image.
 Divide values into groups by spectral ranges
according to desired landcover classes using
predetermined reference samples.
 Recode unsupervised image according to the
desired landcover classes.

Base Image
 Image Type: Landsat ETM+ Path/Row: 14/29
(subset) Aquisition Date: July 21, 1999 Location:
Adirondacks, New York
 Overall accuracy is relatively low at 54%, as
mixed is often falsely classified in the
hardwood, softwood and open classes.
Hardwood is also often falsely classified in as
mixed further reducing overall accuracy as
there are limited blocks of solid hardwood.
This accuracy reflects relatively simple analysis
on the part of an analyst. Accuracy can be
increased with more effort from a skilled
analyst
 Increasing the number of classes defined in the
unsupervised classification decrease the
number of signatures that have to be forced
into an individual category as the spectral
range for each class increases. The overall
accuracy increase between the 12 and 26 class is
due to the reduction in discrepancies between
mixed and softwood and hardwood. In the
unsupervised 26 class classified image the salt
and pepper effect for mixed is greatly reduced,
illustrating larger blocks of solid hardwood.
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