Multispectral Satellite Image Understanding : From Land Classification to Building and Road Detection
Overview
This book presents a comprehensive review of image processing methods, for the analysis of land use in residential areas. Combining a theoretical framework with highly practical applications, the book describes a system for the effective detection of single houses and streets in very high resolution. Topics and features: with a Foreword by Prof. Dr. Peter Reinartz of the German Aerospace Center; provides end-of-chapter summaries and review questions; presents a detailed review on remote sensing satellites; examines the multispectral information that can be obtained from satellite images, with a focus on vegetation and shadow-water indices; investigates methods for land-use classification, introducing precise graph theoretical measures over panchromatic images; addresses the problem of detecting residential regions; describes a house and street network-detection subsystem; concludes with a summary of the key ideas covered in the book.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780857296665
- ISBN-10: 0857296663
- Publisher: Springer
- Publish Date: May 2011
- Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.95 pounds
- Page Count: 186
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