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  • Remote sensing
  • Geospatial analysis

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  • Accurate estimation of land cover is vital for environmental monitoring.
  • Various sampling-based approaches exist for coverage estimation.
  • Comparing the efficiency of these methods is essential for practical application.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze and compare the efficiency of different sample-based approaches for estimating land cover coverage from aerial imagery.
  • To evaluate the performance of various sampling designs based on estimated standard errors.
  • To identify the most effective methods for different land cover proportions.

Main Methods:

  • A case study in Lower Saxony, Germany, using aerial imagery.
  • Comparison of complete delineation of vegetation classes in 279 aerial photo plots (400x400m) with line intercept sampling and clusters of points.
  • Analysis based on estimated standard errors and varying observation unit complexity and size.

Main Results:

  • For land cover classes with large proportions, the performance differences between sampling designs were negligible.
  • A cluster of four 200m transects achieved precision comparable to complete mapping of 16ha plots for high-coverage classes.
  • Clusters of points demonstrated unexpectedly high precision for estimating coverage of high-coverage land cover classes.

Conclusions:

  • Sample-based approaches, particularly line intercept sampling and clusters of points, are efficient for estimating land cover coverage.
  • For classes covering a substantial area, simpler sampling designs can be as effective as more complex or complete mapping methods.
  • The choice of sampling design should consider the proportion of the target land cover class to optimize precision and effort.