Supervised classification — three-step procedure?

essential classification
  1. Select training samples — homogeneous AOIs per class.
  2. Generate & evaluate statistical signatures — mean, std, covariance per band.
  3. Class assignment via a decision rule (Min Distance, Max Likelihood, etc.).
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Train → Stats → Classify. You TEACH the computer with samples, it LEARNS signatures (mean + covariance), then APPLIES a decision rule to every pixel.