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GIS-based landform classification of Bronze Age archaeological sites on Crete Island. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2017
Various physical attributes of the Earth's surface are factors that influence local topography and indirectly influence human behaviour in terms of habitation locations.
Athanasios V Argyriou   +2 more
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Landform classification based on landform geospatial structure – a case study on Loess Plateau of China

open access: yesInternational Journal of Digital Earth, 2022
Landform classification, which is a key topic of geography, is of great significance to a wide range of fields including human construction, geological structure research, environmental governance, etc.
Siwei Lin   +4 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Assessing the Prediction Accuracy of Geomorphon-Based Automated Landform Classification: An Example from the Ionian Coastal Belt of Southern Italy

open access: yesISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2021
Automatic procedures for landform extraction is a growing research field but extensive quantitative studies of the prediction accuracy of Automatic Landform Classification (ACL) based on a direct comparison with geomorphological maps are rather limited ...
Dario Gioia   +5 more
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Extracting Terrain Texture Features for Landform Classification Using Wavelet Decomposition

open access: yesISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2021
Accurate landform classification is a crucial component of geomorphology. Although extensive classification efforts have been exerted based on the terrain factor, the scale analysis to describe the macro and micro landform features still needs standard ...
Yuexue Xu   +4 more
doaj   +3 more sources

A new approach for landform classification based on geomorphic entity objects: a case study on the Tibetan Plateau [PDF]

open access: yesScientific Reports
Landform classification studies are prerequisites for recognizing regional geomorphic patterns and are urgently needed to explore the process of landform development and evolution.
Hong Wei   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

A Scoping Review of Landform Classification Using Geospatial Methods

open access: yesGeomatics, 2023
Landform classification is crucial for a host of applications that include geomorphological, soil mapping, radiative and gravity-controlled processes. Due to the complexity and rapid developments in the field of landform delineation, this study provides ...
Zama Eric Mashimbye, Kyle Loggenberg
doaj   +3 more sources

A global scale submarine landform dataset driven by terrain knowledge [PDF]

open access: yesScientific Data
Submarine landforms are a critical component of Earth’s geomorphology, essential for understanding marine geological evolution, ocean dynamics, and marine ecosystems. However, global-scale classification of submarine landforms has been constrained by the
Fengyize Yu   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Relationship between landform classification and vegetation (case study: southwest of Fars province, Iran)

open access: yesOpen Geosciences, 2016
This study is aimed at investigating the relationship between landform classification and vegetation in the southwest of Fars province, Iran. First, topographic position index (TPI) is used to perform landform classification using a Shuttle Radar ...
Mokarram Marzieh, Sathyamoorthy Dinesh
doaj   +2 more sources

A multilevel dataset of landform mapping and geomorphologic descriptors for the Loess Plateau of China [PDF]

open access: yesScientific Data
The Loess Plateau is a region of importance in geomorphologic research because of its typical loess layers and intense surface erosion. Analysing the landforms on the Loess Plateau is helpful for understanding changes in the surface environment. However,
Sijin Li   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

AN OBJECT-BASED METHOD FOR CHINESE LANDFORM TYPES CLASSIFICATION [PDF]

open access: yesThe International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2016
Landform classification is a necessary task for various fields of landscape and regional planning, for example for landscape evaluation, erosion studies, hazard prediction, et al.
H. Ding   +8 more
doaj   +3 more sources

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