Morphometric units and vegetation classes were determined by applying two classification methods to the Soratte Mount area, a medium relief structure within the Italian Latium region. The study aims at defining the relationships between vegetation and landform types and highlighting the main morphological characteristics within examined land cover classes. These were the result of the application of a supervised classification method to the first 28 (VIS-NIR) bands of the airborne MIVIS data collected within an extensive survey campaign over Rome Province. The analysis was supported by photo-interpretation of peculiar MIVIS band combinations and by data acquired during field surveys and from a pre-existing vegetation map. The morphometric data were obtained by processing a raster DEM created from topographic maps. These data were processed by means of a new morphometric classification method based on the statistical multivariate investigation of local topographic gradients, calculated along the 8 azimuth directions of each pixel neighbourhood. Such approach quickly estimates the spatial distribution of different types of homogeneous terrain units, emphasizing the impact of erosional and tectonic processes on the overall relief. Mutual relations between morphometric units and vegetation types were assessed by performing a correspondence analysis between the results of the two classifications.

Relations between morphological settings and vegetation covers in a medium relief landscape of Central Italy / Abbate, Giovanna; R. m., Cavalli; S., Pascucci; S., Pignatti; M., Poscolieri. - In: ANNALS OF GEOPHYSICS. - ISSN 1593-5213. - STAMPA. - 49:1(2006), pp. 153-165. (Intervento presentato al convegno Conference on Airborne Remote Sensing for Geophysical and Environmental Application tenutosi a Rome, ITALY nel APR 14-16, 2003) [10.4401/ag-3165].

Relations between morphological settings and vegetation covers in a medium relief landscape of Central Italy

ABBATE, Giovanna;
2006

Abstract

Morphometric units and vegetation classes were determined by applying two classification methods to the Soratte Mount area, a medium relief structure within the Italian Latium region. The study aims at defining the relationships between vegetation and landform types and highlighting the main morphological characteristics within examined land cover classes. These were the result of the application of a supervised classification method to the first 28 (VIS-NIR) bands of the airborne MIVIS data collected within an extensive survey campaign over Rome Province. The analysis was supported by photo-interpretation of peculiar MIVIS band combinations and by data acquired during field surveys and from a pre-existing vegetation map. The morphometric data were obtained by processing a raster DEM created from topographic maps. These data were processed by means of a new morphometric classification method based on the statistical multivariate investigation of local topographic gradients, calculated along the 8 azimuth directions of each pixel neighbourhood. Such approach quickly estimates the spatial distribution of different types of homogeneous terrain units, emphasizing the impact of erosional and tectonic processes on the overall relief. Mutual relations between morphometric units and vegetation types were assessed by performing a correspondence analysis between the results of the two classifications.
2006
Conference on Airborne Remote Sensing for Geophysical and Environmental Application
classification methods; hyperspectral data – vegetation mapping – geomorphology – classification methods; hyperspectral data; vegetation mapping; geomorphology
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Relations between morphological settings and vegetation covers in a medium relief landscape of Central Italy / Abbate, Giovanna; R. m., Cavalli; S., Pascucci; S., Pignatti; M., Poscolieri. - In: ANNALS OF GEOPHYSICS. - ISSN 1593-5213. - STAMPA. - 49:1(2006), pp. 153-165. (Intervento presentato al convegno Conference on Airborne Remote Sensing for Geophysical and Environmental Application tenutosi a Rome, ITALY nel APR 14-16, 2003) [10.4401/ag-3165].
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