Using satellite image-based maps and ground inventory data to estimate the area of the remaining Atlantic forest in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina

被引:74
作者
Vibrans, Alexander C. [1 ]
McRoberts, Ronald E. [2 ]
Moser, Paolo [1 ]
Nicoletti, Adilson L. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Reg Blumenau, Blumenau, SC, Brazil
[2] US Forest Serv, No Res Stn, St Paul, MN USA
关键词
Confidence interval; Model-assisted regression estimator; IPCC good practice guidance; Accuracy assessment; Santa Catarina Forest and Floristic Inventory; SECONDARY FORESTS; RAIN-FOREST; IMPACT;
D O I
10.1016/j.rse.2012.10.023
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Estimation of large area forest attributes, such as area of forest cover, from remote sensing-based maps is challenging because of image processing, logistical, and data acquisition constraints. In addition, techniques for estimating and compensating for misclassification and estimating uncertainty are often unfamiliar. Forest area for the state of Santa Catarina in southern Brazil was estimated from each of four satellite image-based land cover maps, and an independent estimate was obtained using observations of forest/non-forest for more than 1000 points assessed as part of the Santa Catarina Forest and Floristic Inventory. The latter data were also used as an accuracy assessment sample for evaluating the four maps. The map analyses consisted of identifying classification errors, constructing error matrices, calculating associated accuracy measures, estimating bias, and constructing 95% confidence intervals for proportion forest estimates using a model-assisted regression estimator. Overall accuracies for the maps ranged from 0.876 to 0.929. The standard errors of the estimates were all smaller than the standard error of the simple random sampling estimate by factors ranging from approximately1.23 to approximately 1.69. The model-assisted regression estimator lends itself to easy implementation for adjusting for estimated classification bias and for constructing confidence intervals. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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