A cloud detection algorithm using edge detection and information entropy over urban area

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 8921, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Zheng, Hong ^a   Wen, Tianxiao ^a   Li, Zhen ^a  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cloud detection; Complex background; Edge detection; Information entropy

Indexed keywords

CANNY EDGE DETECTORS; CLOUD DETECTION; CLOUD DETECTION ALGORITHMS; CLOUD DETECTION METHOD; COMPLEX BACKGROUND; INFORMATION ENTROPY; POSITIONAL ACCURACY; SEGMENTATION ACCURACY;

EDGE DETECTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION;

ALGORITHMS;

EID: 84890400182     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.2033522     Document Type: Conference Paper

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