Optimizing multi-resolution segmentation scale using empirical methods: Exploring the sensitivity of the supervised discrepancy measure Euclidean distance 2 (ED2)

ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

Volumn 87, Issue , 2014, Pages 108-121

  Witharana, Chandi ^a   Civco, Daniel L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Empirical methods; GEOBIA; Image objects; Multiresolution segmentation; Optimal scale

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; OPTIMIZATION;

EMPIRICAL METHOD; GEOBIA; IMAGE OBJECTS; MULTIRESOLUTION SEGMENTATION; OPTIMAL SCALE;

PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

ALGORITHM; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; SEGMENTATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

EID: 84896962668     PISSN: 09242716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2013.11.006     Document Type: Article

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