title: [Application of SPOT 4 remote sensing imagine in classification of Qira oasis landscape in China].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Arid Agrocology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000. wangxizhi71@sina.com.cn
authors.forename: Xizhi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Gang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Helge
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bruelheide
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Runge
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D003625:Data Collection; D017753:Ecosystem; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted