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A minimum cross entropy approach to disaggregate agricultural data at the field level

dc.contributor.authorXavier, Antonio
dc.contributor.authorFragoso, Rui
dc.contributor.authorCosta Freitas, M. B.
dc.contributor.authorRosario, Maria do Socorro
dc.contributor.authorValente, Florentino
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-07T14:53:26Z
dc.date.available2018-12-07T14:53:26Z
dc.date.issued2018-06
dc.description.abstractAgricultural policies have impacts on land use, the economy, and the environment and their analysis requires disaggregated data at the local level with geographical references. Thus, this study proposes a model for disaggregating agricultural data, which develops a supervised classification of satellite images by using a survey and empirical knowledge. To ensure the consistency with multiple sources of information, a minimum cross-entropy process was used. The proposed model was applied using two supervised classification algorithms and a more informative set of biophysical information. The results were validated and analyzed by considering various sources of information, showing that an entropy approach combined with supervised classifications may provide a reliable data disaggregation.
dc.description.sponsorshipPOCI-01-0145-FEDER-007659
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/land7020062
dc.identifier.issn2073-445X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/11512
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.subjectRemote sensing imagery
dc.subjectSupervised classification
dc.subjectMaximum entropy
dc.subjectSpatial disaggregation
dc.subjectDistribution Maps
dc.subjectLand cover
dc.subjectAllocation
dc.subjectGis
dc.titleA minimum cross entropy approach to disaggregate agricultural data at the field level
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.issue2
oaire.citation.startPage62
oaire.citation.titleLand
oaire.citation.volume7
oaire.fundingStream5876
person.familyNameFerreira da Silva da Costa Freitas
person.givenNameMaria de Belém
person.identifier.ciencia-idCF18-575C-BC6A
person.identifier.orcid0000-0001-7645-7099
project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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