[Application of SPOT 4 remote sensing imagine in classification of Qira oasis landscape in China].
The landscape surounding Qira osais at the southern fringe of the Taklamakan Desert in China was analyzed by using the SPOT 4 multispectrum remote sensing data and GPS (global positioning system) data. The SPOT 4 scene was projected into an UTM grid, and a supervised classification by ERDAS IMAGINE software was applied. In total, 13 landscape units could be distinguished, and a "frame of reference" was set up for establishing monitoring system of landscape patterns dynamics. Limitations, possible improvements and further applications of the approach were discussed.
Wang
Xizhi
X
State Key Laboratory of Arid Agrocology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000. wangxizhi71@sina.com.cn
Wang
Gang
G
Bruelheide
Helge
H
Runge
Michael
M
D002681:China; D003625:Data Collection; D017753:Ecosystem; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted