Definition of a comprehensive set of texture semivariogram features and their evaluation for object-oriented image classification

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 231-240

  Balaguer, A ^a   Ruiz, L A ^a   Hermosilla, T ^a   Recio, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

High resolution imagery; Object oriented classification; Remote sensing; Semivariogram features; Texture analysis

Indexed keywords

AERIAL IMAGES; AGRICULTURAL AREAS; CLASSIFICATION ACCURACY; CO-OCCURRENCE-MATRIX; GREY LEVELS; HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGE; HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGERY; IMAGE OBJECTS; LANDUSE CLASSIFICATIONS; OBJECT ORIENTED; OBJECT ORIENTED CLASSIFICATION; OBJECT-BASED IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; SEMIVARIANCES; SEMIVARIOGRAMS; TEXTURE ANALYSIS; TEXTURE FEATURES;

CURVE FITTING; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; LAND USE; REMOTE SENSING; SECURITY OF DATA;

TEXTURES;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; DIGITAL IMAGE; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; IMAGE RESOLUTION; LAND USE; REMOTE SENSING; TEXTURE; VARIOGRAM;

MEDITERRANEAN COAST [SPAIN]; SPAIN;

EID: 73749086442     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2009.05.003     Document Type: Article

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