Improved classification of VHR images of urban areas using directional morphological profiles

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2803-2813

  Bellens, Rik ^a   Gautama, Sidharta ^a   Martinez Fonte, Leyden ^a   Philips, Wilfried ^a   Chan, Jonathan Cheung Wai ^b   Canters, Frank ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Classification; High resolution imagery; Mathematical morphology; Urban areas

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; REGIONAL PLANNING; REMOTE SENSING; RESTORATION; SPACE OPTICS;

CLASSIFICATION; HIGH-RESOLUTION IMAGERY; MATHEMATICAL MORPHOLOGY; URBAN AREAS;

REPAIR;

EID: 53849137376     PISSN: 01962892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2008.2000628     Document Type: Conference Paper

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