Location of buried plastic pipes using multi-agent support based on GPR images

Journal of Applied Geophysics

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 679-686

  Ayala Cabrera, David ^a   Herrera, Manuel ^a   Izquierdo, Joaquín ^a   Pérez García, Rafael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ground penetrating radar; Image processing; Multi agent systems; Pipe location

Indexed keywords

CASE-STUDIES; CONTROLLED LABORATORIES; ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTIC; EXTRACTING FEATURES; GPR IMAGES; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; MATRIX MANIPULATION; NONDESTRUCTIVE METHODS; PENETRATING SYSTEMS; SYSTEM CONDITIONS; WAVE AMPLITUDES;

GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS; IMAGE PROCESSING; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; PIPE; WATER SUPPLY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

PLASTIC PIPE;

GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; IMAGE PROCESSING; PIPE; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 80155182040     PISSN: 09269851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jappgeo.2011.09.024     Document Type: Article

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