Landscape structure assessment with image grey-values and object-based classification at three spatial resolutions

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 26, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 2975-2993

  Ivits, Eva ^a   Koch, B ^a   Blaschke, T ^b   Jochum, M ^a   Adler, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; STATISTICAL METHODS;

IMAGE GREY VALUES; LANDSCAPE PATTERN INDICES; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE ASSESSMENT;

OBJECT RECOGNITION;

IMAGE PROCESSING; LAND USE; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND; WORLD;

EID: 23844529998     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160500057798     Document Type: Article

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