Error reduction methods for local maximum filtering of high spatial resolution imagery for locating trees

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 621-628

  Wulder, Mike ^a   Niemann, K Olaf ^b   Goodenough, David G ^a  

^a PACIFIC FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS; ERROR CORRECTION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE SENSORS;

ERROR REDUCTION METHODS; HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION IMAGERY; LOCAL MAXIMUM FILTERING;

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 2942608572     PISSN: 07038992     EISSN: 17127971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5589/m02-059     Document Type: Article

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