Ecological Processes

Table 3 Error matrix for the land cover maps 1999, 2006, and 2017, showing the accuracy of the land cover maps

From: Multi-temporal analysis of past and future land cover change in the highly urbanized state of Selangor, Malaysia

Error matrix of 1999			Reference data
Classified data	Water	Natural vegetation	Agriculture	Built-up land	Cleared land	Row total
Water	1	0	0	0	0	1
Natural vegetation	1	68	14	1	0	84
Agriculture	0	2	35	2	0	39
Built-up land	0	0	0	19	2	21
Cleared land	0	0	1	1	3	5
Column total	2	70	50	23	5	150

Error matrix of 2006			Reference data
Classified data	Water	Natural vegetation	Agriculture	Built-up land	Cleared land	Row total
Water	27	0	0	0	0	27
Natural vegetation	0	54	4	1	0	59
Agriculture	0	1	39	2	0	42
Built-up land	0	0	0	17	0	17
Cleared land	0	0	1	0	4	5
Column total	27	55	44	20	4	150

Error matrix of 2017			Reference data
Classified data	Water	Natural vegetation	Agriculture	Built-up land	Cleared land	Row total
Water	1	0	1	0	0	2
Natural vegetation	1	55	6	3	1	66
Agriculture	0	2	44	2	0	48
Built-up land	0	0	0	28	1	29
Cleared land	0	0	0	0	5	5
Column total	2	57	51	33	7	150

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