Object-oriented classification of sidescan sonar data for mapping benthic marine habitats

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 905-921

  Lucieer, V L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMAGE SEGMENTATION; MAPPING; OCEAN HABITATS; PIXELS; REEFS; SONAR;

BENTHIC MARINE HABITATS; OBJECT-ORIENTED CLASSIFICATION; SIDESCAN SONAR;

IMAGE CLASSIFICATION;

DIGITIZATION; IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; IMAGE PROCESSING; MAPPING; PIXEL; SEGMENTATION; SIDESCAN SONAR;

EID: 37549014903     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160701311309     Document Type: Article

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