It's all about the format - unleashing the power of RAW aerial photography

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2009-2042

  Verhoeven, G J J ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL CAMERAS; IMAGE PROCESSING; MOBILE ANTENNAS;

AMOUNT OF INFORMATION; CAPTURED FRAME; DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY; DIGITAL STILL CAMERAS; IMAGE FILE FORMATS; JOINT PHOTOGRAPHIC EXPERTS GROUP; PHOTON CAPTURE; PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; DATA QUALITY; DATABASE; DIGITAL PHOTOGRAMMETRY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; PIXEL;

EID: 77951836990     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160902929271     Document Type: Article

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