Remote sensing image thresholding methods for determining landslide activity

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1075-1092

  Rosin, Paul L ^a   Hervas J ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISASTER PREVENTION; ELECTRIC FILTERS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LANDSLIDES; SATELLITE OBSERVATORIES; SENSORS;

DIGITAL AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS; IMAGE THRESHOLDING; LANDSLIDE DETECTION; SATELLITE SENSOR OPTICAL IMAGERY;

REMOTE SENSING;

DISASTER MANAGEMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LANDSLIDE; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 17144372642     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160512331330481     Document Type: Article

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