Sufficient training data must be acquired to classify areas of interest using a supervised classification method and hyperspectral data. However, the relatively small size of agricultural plots in Japan means that there is no training area large enough to represent a feature of interest. In this study, a new method for identifying crops using hyperspectral remotely sensed data has been proposed in order to resolve the problem of identifying training areas in agricultural crops. This method was

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... hen compared with conventional methods. The proposed method was found to be most effective for identifying crops using hyperspectral data in an agricultural land area.