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With the technological improvements of satellite sensors, we will acquire more information about the earth so that we have reached a new application epoch of observation on earth environmental change and cartography. But with the enhancement of spatial resolution, some questions have arisen in the application of using traditional image processing and classification methods. Aiming for such questions, we studied the application of IKONOS very high resolution image (1 m) in Xiamen City on Urban Vegetation Cover Investigation and discussed the difference between the very high resolution image and traditional low spatial resolution image at classification, information abstraction etc. It is an advantageous test for the large-scale application of very high resolution data in the future.
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Chengqi, C., Bin, L. & Ting, M. The application of very high resolution satellite image in urban vegetation cover investigation: A case study of Xiamen City. J. Geogr. Sci. 13, 265–270 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02837499
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