An efficient image segmentation algorithm for landscape analysis

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 47-61

  Devereux, B J ^a   Amable, G S ^a   Posada, C Costa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Estudios Sectoriales y Regulación   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Cover parcels; Edge detection; Image segmentation; Land cover; Mixture modelling; Region growing

Indexed keywords

DETECTION METHOD; GIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LAND COVER; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; REMOTE SENSING; SEGMENTATION;

EID: 5144222640     PISSN: 15698432     EISSN: 1872826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jag.2004.07.007     Document Type: Article

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