Table 4.
Assessment of remotely sensed data sets suitability against the
spatial, spectral and temporal scales that are linked to selected
environmental
indicators. The spatial scale section of column has two scales, 1) regional – the extents of Moreton Bay (100 km
2
-3000km
2
); and 2) local (<100 km
2
).
Data Type
Sensor (platform)
Spatial Scale
Extent
Spatial Scale
Min.Map Unit
Spectral Scale Temporal Scale
Frequency
Remotely sensed
variable
Field spectrometers
Site specific Site specific Very High
User defined - Veg. Type
- Structure/Biomass
Index
Aerial photographs
Local - Regional
Local - Regional Low
User defined
Cloud restricted
- Land-cover
- Land-cover change
- Veg. type
- Structure
- Stanton and Stanton veg. maps
Airborne multi-spectral
Local - Regional
Local - Regional Moderate – High User defined
Cloud restricted
- Land-cover - Land-cover change - Veg. Type - Veg.Index - Soil Index -Structure/
Biomass Index
Airborne Hyperspectral
Local - Regional
Local - Regional Very High User defined Cloud restricted
- Land-cover - Land-cover change - Veg. Type - Veg. Index - Soil Index -Structure/Biomass Index
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