Upper Midwest Gap analysis program image processing protocol

Lillesand, T., J. Chipman, D. Nagel, H. Reese, M. Bobo, and R. Goldmann. 1998. Upper
Midwest Gap analysis program image processing protocol. Report prepared for the U.S.
Geological Survey, Environmental Management Technical Center, Onalaska, Wisconsin,
June 1998. EMTC 98-G001. 25 pp. + Appendixes A C  (NTIS #PB98-154560)


ABSTRACT

This document presents a series of technical guidelines by which land cover information is
being extracted from Landsat Thematic Mapper data as part of the Upper Midwest Gap
Analysis Program (UMGAP). The UMGAP represents a regionally coordinated
implementation of the national Gap Analysis Program in the states of Michigan,
Minnesota, and Wisconsin; the program is led by the U.S. Geological Survey,
Environmental Management Technical Center. The protocol describes both the underlying
philosophy and the operational details of the land cover classification activities being
performed as part of UMGAP. Topics discussed include the hierarchical classification
scheme, ground reference data acquisition, image stratification, and classification
techniques. This discussion is primarily aimed at the image processing analysts involved
in the UMGAP land cover mapping activities as well as others involved in similar
projects. It is a "how-to" technical guide for a relatively narrow audience, namely those
individuals responsible for the image processing aspects of UMGAP.


KEYWORDS

Gap analysis, image processing protocol, Landsat, Michigan, Minnesota, Upper Midwest
GAP, Wisconsin