maximum-likelihood classification
maximum-likelihood classification A remote sensing classification system in which unknown pixels are assigned to classes using contours of probability around training areas using the maximum-likelihood statistic. See also BOX CLASSIFICATION; and MINIMUM-DISTANCE-TO-MEANS CLASSIFICATION.
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