Classification of Land Use on Sand-Dune Topography by Object-Based Analysis, Digital Photogrammetry, and GIS Analysis in the Horqin Sandy Land, China

Classification of Land Use on Sand-Dune Topography by Object-Based Analysis, Digital Photogrammetry, and GIS Analysis in the Horqin Sandy Land, China

Previous field research on the Horqin Sandy Land (China), which has suffered from severe desertification during recent decades, revealed how land use on a sand-dune topography affects both land degradation and restoration. This study aimed to depict the spatial distribution of local land use in orde...

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Main Authors: Takafumi Miyasaka, Toshiya Okuro, Xueyong Zhao, Kazuhiko Takeuchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-07-01
Series:Environments
Subjects:
cropland
Digital Elevation Model (DEM)
Inner Mongolia
landform
livestock exclusion
object-oriented analysis
pastureland
remote sensing
Sloping Land Conversion Program (SLCP)
tree plantation
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3298/3/3/17

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