@article{fdi:010063422,
  title = {{A}ssessing the accuracy of forest cover map for 1990, 2000 and 2010 at national scale in {G}abon},
  author = {{F}ichet, {L}. {V}. and {S}annier, {C}. and {M}akaga, {E}. {M}. {K}. and {S}eyler, {F}r{\'e}d{\'e}rique},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he {G}abonese {A}gency for {S}pace {S}tudies and {O}bservations ({AGEOS}) was set up in 2010 with one of its aims being to develop a national forest monitoring capability. {I}n addition, the {E}uropean {S}pace {A}gency ({ESA}) has developed its activities in the {C}ongo basin through the {REDD} extension of its {GMES} {S}ervice {E}lement on {F}orest {M}onitoring program ({GSEFM}). {T}he {ESA} {GSEFM} {REDD} extension project is seen by the {G}abonese authorities as a precursor to the establishment of the {AGEOS} for the monitoring of forest cover. {D}uring this phase of the project, the production of forest area maps and forest cover change maps for 1990 and 2000 was initiated with a wall to wall approach for the total area of {G}abon and about a third of the country for 2010. {I}nitial results confirm the generally low level of deforestation expected in the {C}ongo basin region and in {G}abon in particular. {H}owever, these results cannot be used without a thorough and statistically sound assessment of thematic accuracy. {T}hus, a suitable sampling approach was developed to assess the accuracy and results show that these products exceed the requirements set by {AGEOS} with an overall accuracy above 95%.},
  keywords = {{A}ccuracy assessment ; {A}frica ; deforestation ; forest cover ; {G}abon ; {LANDSAT} ; {GABON}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{IEEE} {J}ournal of {S}elected {T}opics in {A}pplied {E}arth {O}bservations and {R}emote {S}ensing},
  volume = {7},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {1346--1356},
  ISSN = {1939-1404},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.1109/{JSTARS}.2013.2271845},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010063422},
}