Accuracy assessment of the Mexican National Forest Inventory map: A study in four ecogeographical areas


Por: Couturier S., Mas, JF, López-Granados E., Benítez J., Coria-Tapia V., Vega-Guzman, A

Publicada: 1 jul 2010
Resumen:
The accuracy of the Mexican National Forest Inventory (NFI) map is derived in four distinct ecogeographical areas, using an assessment design tailored for the project. A main achievement of the design was to integrate the high diversity of classes encompassed at the most detailed subcommunity level of the classification scheme within a cost-controlled statistically sound assessment. A hybrid double sampling strategy was applied to the 2.5 million-ha study area. A total of 5955 reference sites were verified against their NFI map label. The availability of detailed quasi-synchronous reference data for the 2000 Landsat-derived NFI and the high diversity of mapped classes allowed a careful thematic analysis on the selected regions, relevant for national extrapolation. Global accuracy estimates of 64-78 per cent were registered among the four ecogeographical areas (two with mainly temperate climate and the other two with mainly tropical climate), with the lower accuracy levels found in area

Filiaciones:
Couturier S.:
 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Geog, Lab Anal Geoespacial, Mexico City, DF, Mexico

Mas, JF:
 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Ctr Invest Geog Ambiental, Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico

López-Granados E.:
 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Ctr Invest Ecosistemas, Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico

Benítez J.:
 Centro de Ecología, Pesquería y Oceanografía del Golfo de México, Universidad Autónoma de Campeche, Mexico

Coria-Tapia V.:
 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Geog, Lab Anal Geoespacial, Mexico City, DF, Mexico

Vega-Guzman, A:
 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Geog, Lab Anal Geoespacial, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
ISSN: 01297619
Editorial
WILEY-BLACKWELL, COMMERCE PLACE, 350 MAIN ST, MALDEN 02148, MA USA, Estados Unidos America
Tipo de documento: Article
Volumen: 31 Número: 2
Páginas: 163-179
WOS Id: 000280128200004