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Classification Schemes • Have Labels and Rules • Are Exhaustive • Are Mutually Exclusive • Are Hierarchical. MUC_Vis 1. Classification Schemes Labels Names given to groups in the scheme. Rules Specific instructions for assigning
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Classification Schemes • Have Labels and Rules • Are Exhaustive • Are Mutually Exclusive • Are Hierarchical MUC_Vis 1
Classification Schemes • Labels • Names given to groups in the scheme. • Rules • Specific instructions for assigning • an item to a group MUC_Vis_2
Classification Schemes Are: Exhaustive: There is a class for every item being examined. Mutually Exclusive: Any item fits into one and only one class. Hierarchical: The scheme is “layered,” with each layer being more specific than the previous one. [An outline is hierarchical.] MUC_Vis_3
The MUC System Structure • Natural Land Cover (classes 0 - 7) • 7 types of biomes (classes 0 - 6) • open water (class 7) • Developed Land Cover (classes 8 & 9)
Class 0 Closed Forests Class 2 Shrublands Class 4 Herbaceous Vegetation Grasslands (Classes 41, 42, & 43) Forbs (Class 44) Class 5 Barren Land Class 1 Woodlands Class 3 Dwarf Shrublands Class 6 Wetlands The MUC System Structure Natural Biomes