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Table 2 Error matrix of landsat maps VCT (a), Hansen (b) and INEGI (c) identification of change and no change areas compared to the ground-plot data

From: Choice of satellite imagery and attribution of changes to disturbance type strongly affects forest carbon balance estimates

(a) VCT

 

Change

No change

Sum

Producer’s

NFI plots

 Change

18

101

119

15 %

 No change

11

517

528

98 %

 Sum

29

618

647

 

 User’s

62 %

84 %

  

 Overall accuracy = 83 %

(b) Hansen

 

Change

No change

Sum

Producer’s

NFI plots

 Change

27

92

119

23 %

 No change

22

506

528

96 %

 Sum

49

598

647

 

 User’s

55 %

85 %

  

 Overall accuracy = 82 %

(c) INEGI

 

Change

No change

Sum

Producer’s

NFI plots

 Change

26

93

119

22 %

 No change

44

484

528

92 %

 Sum

70

577

647

 

 User’s

37 %

84 %

  

 Overall accuracy = 79 %