Integration of varying spatial, spectral and temporal high-resolution optical images for individual tree crown isolation

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 31, Issue 19, 2010, Pages 5061-5088

  Niccolai, A ^a   Hohl, A ^b   Niccolai, M ^c   Oliver, C D ^b  

^a U S COAST GUARD ACADEMY   (United States)

^b Yale University   (United States)

^c Metropolitan District Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; FORESTRY; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; TREES (MATHEMATICS);

HIGH-RESOLUTION OPTICAL IMAGES; INDIVIDUAL TREE CROWN; ISOLATION TECHNIQUES; MARKER-CONTROLLED WATERSHED SEGMENTATION; METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORKS; REMOTELY SENSED DATA; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL RESOLUTIONS; TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL;

DATA INTEGRATION;

ALGORITHM; DATA PROCESSING; DETECTION METHOD; DIGITAL IMAGE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PIXEL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SEGMENTATION; SPATIAL DATA; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

DATA PROCESSING; FORESTRY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICS; REMOTE SENSING;

MALUS; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 77957691871     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160903283850     Document Type: Article

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