Monitoring strip mining and reclamation with LANDSAT data in Belmont County, Ohio

Technical Report · Tue Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:5586472

Witt, R G; Schaal, G M; Bly, B G

The utility of LANDSAT digital data for mapping and monitoring surface mines in Belmont County, Ohio was investigated. Two data sets from 1976 and 1979 were processed to classify level 1 land covers and three strip mine categories in order to examine change over time and assess reclamation efforts. The two classifications were compared with aerial photographs. Results of the accuracy assessment show that both classifications are approximately 86 per cent correct, and that surface mine change detection (date-to-date comparison) is facilitated by the digital format of LANDSAT data.

• Research Organization: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Greenbelt, MD (USA). Goddard Space Flight Center
• OSTI ID: 5586472
• Report Number(s): N-8322687; E-83-10209; NASA-TM-85001
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
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& Peat-- Mining
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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ACCURACY
AERIAL MONITORING
DATA PROCESSING
FEDERAL REGION V
LANDSAT SATELLITES
MINING
MONITORING
NORTH AMERICA
OHIO
PROCESSING
SATELLITES
SURFACE MINING
USA