Automated cloud detection of satellite imagery using spatial modeler language and erdas macro language

IETE Technical Review (Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers, India)

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 183-190

  Laosuwan, Teerawong ^a   Pattanasethanon, Singthong ^a   Sa Ngiamvibool, Worawat ^a  

^a MAHASARAKHAM UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Automated cloud detection; Erdas macro language; Satellite imagery; Spatial modeler language

Indexed keywords

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES; CLOUD DETECTION; COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE; INTEGRATED SOFTWARE; MACRO LANGUAGES; SCRIPTING LANGUAGES; SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TOOLS; SPATIAL MODELER LANGUAGE;

C (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE); DATA HANDLING; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; MACROS; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

SATELLITE IMAGERY;

EID: 84879619953     PISSN: 02564602     EISSN: 09745971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0256-4602.113486     Document Type: Article

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