Date of Award
1975
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Latham, James P.
Abstract
Delineating the rural-urban fringe around an urban area has importance because much urban growth takes place on rural lands, often agricultural, thus changing land use patterns. Characteristics of geographic phenomena in this fringe area are analyzed and illustrated. This investigation examines.the possibilities for geographically delineating with multi-spectral imagery from ERTS-1 satellite the fringe zone of Delray Beach, a coastal city in southeastern Florida. Experimental methodology interprets land use categories from high-altitude color-infrared and ERTS-1 imagery. A closed-circuit television system demonstrates possibilities for automatic analysis. Land use data were classified with automation as the principal objective. Some filtering techniques were used for image enhancement. Test results indicate that with sufficient ground data acquisition and statistical computations the fringe zone can be mapped using ERTS imagery as a data base.
Extent
263 p.
Recommended Citation
SENYKOFF, RONALD SERGEI, "RURAL-URBAN FRINGE DELINEATION BY INSTRUMENTED INTERPRETATION OF IMAGERY FROM HIGH-ALTITUDE AND ORBITAL REMOTE SENSORS: AN EXPERIMENTAL APPLICATION OF TV SCANNING WAVEFORM ANALYSIS AND COLOR-INFRARED IMAGERY INTERPRETATION FOR EXTRACTING GEOGRAPHIC PATTER" (1975). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1970 - 1979. 393.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_2/393
Identifier
FADT13695
Comments
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1975.|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Charles E. Schmidt College of Science