The objectives of this paper are to 1) evaluate an innovative “dense
stack” approach to image classification with Landsat 7 Enhanced Thematic
Mapper Plus (ETM+) imagery, 2)map and quantify LCLU within
southern Ghana for circa 2000 and circa 2010 (hereafter referred to as
2000 and 2010), 3) examine LCLUC occurring during the 10-year period,
and 4) assess the utility of the approach formonitoring human-induced
changes in natural vegetation, agriculture, and built land cover within
southern Ghana.