Uncertainties in Classification System Conversion and an Analysis of Inconsistencies in Global Land Cover Products

In this study, using the common classification systems of IGBP-17, IGBP-9, IPCC-5 and TC (vegetation, wetlands and others only), we studied spatial and areal inconsistencies in the three most recent multi-resource land cover products in a complex mountain-oasis-desert system and quantitatively discu...

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Main Authors: Miao Zhang, Mingguo Ma, Philippe De Maeyer, Alishir Kurban
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-04-01
Series:ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/6/4/112