Abstract
The ERTS-1 satellite provides opportunity for quick inventory and assessment of geologic, soils, and vegetative cover aspects of large-scale areas of the Earth's surface. Collin County, Texas, U.S.A., a 2270 Km² area of relatively simple geology and soil associations was chosen for initial study, using ERTS-1 4-channel multispectral scanner data. These data were analyzed by computer-implemented pattern recognition techniques developed at the Purdue University Laboratory for Applications of Remote Sensing (LARS). The results indicate excellent visual correlation, on a gross scale, between automatically produced maps and existing geologic and soils maps and field information.
LARS Tech Report Number
110872
Date of this Version
January 1972
Recommended Citation
Baumgardner, M. F.; Kristof, S. J.; and Melhorn, W. N., "Mapping of Soils and Geologic Features with Data from Satellite-Borne Multispectral Scanners" (1972). LARS Technical Reports. Paper 122.
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/larstech/122