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Good practices for estimating area and assessing accuracy of land change

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Olofsson, Pontus, Foody, Giles M., Herold, Martin, Stehman, Stephen V., Woodcock, Curtis E., Wulder, Michael A.·2014·Remote Sensing of Environment
DOI 10.1016/j.rse.2014.02.015
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Olofsson, P., Foody, G. M., Herold, M., Stehman, S. V., Woodcock, C. E., & Wulder, M. A.
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Remote Sensing of Environment
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Elsevier BV
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2014-05
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148
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0034-4257 (ISSN-L)
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10.1016/j.rse.2014.02.015
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