Crop classification at subfield level using RapidEye time series and graph theory algorithms

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 8531, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Schorcht, Gunther ^a   Löw, Fabian ^a   Fritsch, Sebastian ^a   Conrad, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Graph cut; Land use classification; Max flow; Min cut; Object oriented; Segmentation; Subfield level

Indexed keywords

GRAPH CUT; LANDUSE CLASSIFICATIONS; MAX-FLOW; MIN-CUT; OBJECT ORIENTED; SUBFIELD LEVEL;

CROPS; CULTIVATION; DECISION TREES; ECOSYSTEMS; EXTRACTION; FLOW GRAPHS; GRAPH THEORY; GRAPHIC METHODS; HYDROLOGY; LAND USE; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TIME SERIES;

IMAGE SEGMENTATION;

EID: 84880313842     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.974670     Document Type: Conference Paper

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