Advances in Geographic Object-Based Image Analysis with ontologies: A review of main contributions and limitations from a remote sensing perspective

ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

Volumn 82, Issue , 2013, Pages 125-137

  Arvor, Damien ^a   Durieux, Laurent ^a   Andrés, Samuel ^a   Laporte, Marie Angélique ^a  

^a IRD   (France)

Author keywords

GEOBIA; Interoperability; Knowledge representation; Land cover; Ontology

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTEROPERABILITY; KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION; ONTOLOGY; WORK SIMPLIFICATION;

DATA INTEROPERABILITY; GEOBIA; GEOGRAPHIC OBJECT-BASED IMAGE ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION; LAND COVER; REMOTE SENSING APPLICATIONS; REMOTE SENSING IMAGES; TECHNICAL ENHANCEMENTS;

REMOTE SENSING;

DATA SET; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERPOLATION; LAND COVER; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 84879590467     PISSN: 09242716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2013.05.003     Document Type: Short Survey

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