TABLE 1 
Classification categories. 
231 
classification 
number of 
major 
categories 
classes 
categories 
1.coniferous forest 
(3) 
2.broad leaved forest (7) 
vegetation 
3.mixed forest 
(3) 
4.shadow of mountain 
(2) 
5.paddy 
(9) 
paddy 
6.urban 
(4) 
7.low density urban 
(6) 
urban 
8.factories 
(5) 
9 . sea 
(3) 
water 
1 0.river 
(2) 
11.farm 
(4) 
12.grassland 
(5) 
other 
13.waste land 
(4) 
14.sands 
(1) 
TABLE 2 Classification accuracies. 
observation 
date 
vegeta- 
t ion 
paddy 
urban 
water 
other 
MEAN 
JAN. C.M. 
31.7 
52.0 
88 . 1 
63.0 
31 . 6 
63.3 
R. M . (MAY ) 
21 .4 
52.6 
89.2 
56.9 
36.6 
64.3 
R.M.(AUG.) 
18.7 
43.9 
89.2 
60.4 
36.4 
63.5 
R.M.(NOV.) 
23 . 1 
45.5 
88.2 
61 .6 
36.2 
63.4 
MAY C.M. 
25.0 
49.2 
84.5 
61 .2 
38.0 
62.5 
R.M.(JAN.) 
19 . 1 
42.6 
86.0 
72.9 
37.7 
62.8 
R.M.(AUG.) 
28.3 
41.2 
83.3 
67.7 
39.4 
62 . 1 
R.M.(NOV.) 
19.3 
54.4 
86.3 
66.0 
32.1 
62. 1 
AUG. C.M. 
23.5 
60.6 
86.6 
75.9 
37.6 
65.2 
R.M.(JAN.) 
24.8 
60.5 
88.8 
72.5 
36.3 
65.8 
R.M.(MAY ) 
27.9 
59.5 
84.6 
68.9 
40.3 
64.8 
R.M.(NOV.) 
17.8 
60 . 1 
85.6 
70.3 
41.7 
65.2 
NOV. C.M. 
21 . 0 
74.0 
86 . 1 
63.1 
38.8 
65.8 
R.M.(JAN.) 
24.6 
65.8 
86.8 
64.4 
38 . 1 
65.5 
R.M.(MAY ) 
18.5 
69 . 1 
87.1 
61.6 
40.4 
66.0 
R.M.(AUG.) 
25.6 
69.6 
84.0 
62.0 
43.5 
65.9