Table 3 Number of ground control points (GCPs) used for training and validating the random forest classifier across different LULC classes and years.

From: Monitoring LULC dynamics and detecting transformation hotspots in sylhet, Bangladesh (2000–2023) using Google Earth Engine

Land use type

Year

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

2023

GCPs

Urban

25

15

12

12

12

21

Bare

21

18

19

19

19

17

Water

26

26

26

26

26

26

Vegetation

25

17

15

15

15

21

Total GCPs

97

97

72

72

72

85