Edge enhancement algorithm based on the wavelet transform for automatic edge detection in SAR images

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Volumn 49, Issue 1 PART 1, 2011, Pages 222-235

  Tello Alonso, Mariv ^a   Lopez Martinez, Carlos ^a   Mallorqui, Jordi J ^a   Salembier, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Edge detection; geodesic active contour; synthetic aperture radar (SAR); wavelet transform

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATIC DETECTION; DIFFERENT SCALE; EDGE ENHANCEMENTS; GEODESIC ACTIVE CONTOUR; NOVEL TECHNIQUES; OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES; SAR IMAGES; SIMULATED IMAGES; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR IMAGES; WAVELET COEFFICIENTS;

ALGORITHMS; GEODESY; IMAGING SYSTEMS; RADAR; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; SYNTHETIC APERTURES; TRACKING RADAR; WAVELET TRANSFORMS;

EDGE DETECTION;

ALGORITHM; CONTOUR MAP; GEODETIC DATUM; IMAGE ANALYSIS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; WAVELET ANALYSIS;

EID: 78650864020     PISSN: 01962892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2010.2052814     Document Type: Conference Paper

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