The capabilities of a number of remote-sensing techniques for
biophysical mapping in the subarctic have been examined at Pen Island in
northwestern Ontario. After a two week field reconnaissance, colour
infrared aerial photography was studied and a detailed biophysical map
of the area was produced. Using this knowledge LANDSAT satellite data
of the site were investigated. In a visual analysis of the data, the
majority of the units identified in the airphoto interpretation were
detected, and these were distinguished primarily by their spectral
characteristics. Digital analysis of the satellite data using the
Bendix MAD system allowed many of the classes of the earlier studies to
be delineated and also permitted the classification to be readily
extended beyond the original site. In both LANDSAT analyses specific
biophysical units could be mapped from the satellite data but could not
be identified without the airphoto interpretation. / Thesis / Master of Science (MSc)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:mcmaster.ca/oai:macsphere.mcmaster.ca:11375/29593 |
| Date | 02 1900 |
| Creators | Kozlovic, Nancy Jean |
| Contributors | Howarth, P. J., Geography |
| Source Sets | McMaster University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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