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Land cover classification in the Upstate South Carolina and the Saluda-Reedy Watershed
Allen, Jeffery Sperry, Stephen Pasula, Arvind Patki, Vrunda Lu, Kang Shou Strom Thurmond Institute
Allen, Jeffery
Sperry, Stephen
Pasula, Arvind
Patki, Vrunda
Lu, Kang Shou
Strom Thurmond Institute
Abstract
The study addressed land use and land cover changes in the Upstate region of South Carolina over a 15-year period. This region consists of the following counties: Abbeville, Anderson, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens, Newberry, Pickens, Spartanburg. The development pattern was the primary focus of this study. The study addresses three aspects of change detection to monitoring natural resources and urban growth:
1. Classification of Land Cover - 1985, 1990, 1995 and 2000
2. Detecting the change over the 15 year period
3. Quantifying the area statistics by year and by counties
Issue Date
2006-08
Keywords
Land cover--South Carolina, Land use--South Carolina
Type
Text
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