Abstract
We introduce and evaluate three methods for modeling the spatial distribution of multiple land-cover classes at sub-pixel scales: (a) sequential categorical swapping, (b) simultaneous categorical swapping, and (c) simulated annealing. Method 1, a modification of a binary pixel-swapping algorithm, allocates each class in turn to maximize internal spatial autocorrelation. Method 2 simultaneously examines all pairs of cell-class combinations within a pixel to determine the most appropriate pairs of sub-pixels to swap. Method 3 employs simulated annealing to swap cells. While convergence is relatively slow, Method 3 offers increased flexibility. Each method is applied to a classified Landsat-7 ETM+ dataset that has been resampled to a spatial resolution of 210 m, and evaluated for accuracy performance and computational efficiency.
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