Estimation of soil loss using remote sensing and GIS-based universal soil loss equation in northern catchment of Lake Tana Sub-basin, Upper Blue Nile Basin, Northwest Ethiopia

Environmental Systems Research

Table 19 Accuracy assessment result of classified images

Class name	2018					1986
Class name	Reference totals	Classified totals	No. correct	Producers accuracy	Users accuracy	Reference totals	Classified totals	No. correct	Producers accuracy	Users accuracy
Artificial surface	40	41	35	87.5	85.4	40	39	31.0	77.5	79.5
Barren land	40	44	37	92.5	84.1	40	43	33.0	82.5	76.7
Cultivated land	40	38	38	95.0	100.0	40	38	36.0	90.0	94.7
Forest	40	42	40	100.0	95.2	40	42	40.0	100.0	95.2
Grassland	40	41	39	97.5	95.1	40	40	36.0	90.0	90.0
Plantation forest	40	38	38	95.0	100.0	40	35	35.0	87.5	100.0
Shrub land	40	41	40	100.0	97.6	40	45	40.0	100.0	88.9
Waterlogged	40	35	32	80.0	91.4	40	38	31.0	77.5	81.6
Overall accuracy of classification	0.9344					0.8812
Overall Kappa	0.9250					0.8643