Developing a classification method for periodically updating agricultural maps in Kenya

摘要

The territory knowledge plays a key role in the proper management and planning of many human activities. The relevance of land monitoring and mapping, that finally leads to quantify changes in land cover, is widely recognized as a key element in the study of global changes. Vegetation indices derived from satellite imagery are well correlated with those parameters that defines the crop yield's status; as a consequence remote sensed earth observation data are really notable for monitoring cultivated areas and crop yields and to provide information concerning food security and famine early warning.