چکیده
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Data reduction is used to aggregate or amalgamate the large data sets into smaller and manageable information
pieces in order to fast and accurate classification of different attributes. However, excessive spatial or spectral data
reduction may result in losing or masking important radiometric information. Therefore, we conducted this research
to evaluate the effectiveness of the different spectral data reduction algorithms including Principle Component
Analysis (PCA) and Minimum Noise Fraction (MNF) transformation, Pixel Purity Index (PPI), and n Dimensional
Visualizer (n-DV) algorithms on accuracy of the supervised classification of the salt-affected soils applying ETM+
data beside 188 ground control points. Results revealed that data reduction caused around 20 to 30 % decreases in
classification results compared to none reduced data. It seems that applying spectral data reduction algorithm in small
study areas is not only supportive, but also has negative effects on classification results. Therefore, it may better to
not to use the algorithms in small areas.
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