A comparison of support vector machine and decision tree classifications using satellite data of Langkawi Island

• Main Authors: Mohd Shafri, Helmi Zulhaidi, Ramle, F. S. H.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Asian Network for Scientific Information 2009
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/18007/1/A%20comparison%20of%20support%20vector%20machine%20and%20decision%20tree%20classifications%20using%20satellite%20data%20of%20Langkawi%20Island.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/18007/; http://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=itj.2009.64.70
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

This study investigates a new approach in image classification. Two classifiers were used to classify SPOT 5 satellite image; Decision Tree (DT) and Support Vector Machine (SVM). The Decision Tree rules were developed manually based on Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and Brightness Val...