HEURISTIC PROCEDURES FOR INTERPRETING MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY OF VEGETATION DAMAGE IN THE MONCHEGORSK AREA

Abstract

Methods for visual interpretation of multispectral space images are described. The interpreter's work is divided into stages, the most important of which are: analysis of images in different spectral bands; detection of uncategorized sets of features on the images in different bands; and comparison of band-specific images for the purpose of discriminating these sets and identifying individual features. The research was carried out using imagery of the Monchegorsk region, where the northern vegetation is sustaining significant damage from industrial pollution.