January 25, 1992 classified Landsat TM image covering the eastern Cambodian provinces of Kratie and Stung Treng. The data was produced under the TREES project contract with the Joint Research Centre in Ispra, Italy, and corresponds to satellite path 125 row 51.
Use Cases
- Analyze historical land cover classifications for Kratie and Stung Treng provinces.
- Validate or compare modern land cover maps against the 1992 classified image.
- Study land use change patterns in East Cambodia using the georeferenced classified raster data.
- Assess the accuracy of automated classification algorithms by using this manually classified image as ground truth.
Strengths
- Single-date classified image from a specific satellite sensor (Landsat TM).
- Covers a defined geographic area (Eastern Cambodia) and specific administrative provinces.
- Associated with a known international research project (TREES/JRC).
Limitations
- Unknown classification scheme, legend, or number of land cover classes.
- No information on classification accuracy, validation methods, or source of training data.
- Single snapshot from 1992 provides no temporal series for change analysis.
Provenance
- Source
- Joint Research Centre (JRC) via the TREES project.
- Collection Method
- Classification of Landsat Thematic Mapper satellite imagery.
- Time Range
- 1992-01-25
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Eastern Cambodia, specifically Kratie and Stung Treng provinces (Path 125 Row 51).