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Road test sample 2 Mean pixel value Standard deviation<br />
Red 157.961 7.537<br />
Green 181.211 8.08<br />
Blue 145.553 10.129<br />
Adjacent test values sample 2<br />
(bog)<br />
Mean pixel value Standard deviation<br />
Red 111.479 7.086<br />
Green 125.162 8.764<br />
Blue 98.326 12.152<br />
Table 3: Road test sample value 2<br />
This sample looked at an area of bog adjacent to a road for discernable pixel<br />
variations between both, although bog will be sampled further at another stage in<br />
this thesis it is worth noting that all bogs have access roads nearby and a spectral<br />
comparison is a useful reference. The surface of the roads mentioned varies but, as<br />
is outlined in the road section of this thesis, surface type has only small affect on<br />
the range of spectral values returned from the road. The standard deviation for all<br />
three colour bands was almost identical between both samples (road and bog)<br />
which could be expected due to the relative uniformity of surface cover (from a<br />
medium altitude aerial perspective). The mean pixel value for these colour bands,<br />
however, varied almost uniformly across the three bands with a 30% smaller value<br />
obtained for the red, green and blue bands in the bog sample. As with road and<br />
pasture this is a strong proportional variation for analysis purposes and allows bog<br />
to be established in an initial polygon set during processing. The set can then be<br />
compared against the other expected variances (water, forestry, pasture) and<br />
matched against polygon size (bog will almost always the largest area polygon in<br />
any sample –other large polygons such as lakes and forestry are coded and can be<br />
automatically placed in a set during analysis).<br />
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