Tests with VHR images for the identification of olive trees and other fruit trees in the European Union

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5568, Issue , 2004, Pages 23-36

  Masson, Josiane ^a   Soille, Pierre ^a   Mueller, Rick ^b  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Automatic tree counting; Image Processing; Individual tree; Remote Sensing; VHR images

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; FRUITS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

AUTOMATIC TREE COUNTING; COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY (CAP); INDIVIDUAL TREE; VHR IMAGES;

FORESTRY;

COMPUTER PROGRAMS; FRUITS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; OLEA; REMOTE SENSING; RESOLUTION; SATELLITES;

EID: 15944406733     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.562439     Document Type: Conference Paper

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