International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Vol XXXV, Part B7. Istanbul 2004 
Acknowledgements 
This research was funded by the CBP&D/Café — Consorcio 
Brasileiro de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento do Café. We also 
acknowledge the EMBRAPA CAFÉ and EPAMIG/CTSM for 
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