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Unsupervised Classification

Last Updated: September 28, 2011

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Unsupervised classification refers to a remote sensing technique that defines the identification of natural groups, or structures, within multispectral data. Unsupervised classification techniques do not require the user to specify any information about the features contained in the images.

Unsupervised classification refers to a technique used in image analyses computer programs to find all areas on an image that have similar characteristics on the image such as all the surface areas covered with concrete.

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