Forest mapping through Object-based image analysis of multispectral and LiDAR Aerial data

European Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 117-131

  Machala, Martin ^a   Zejdová, Lucie ^a  

^a MENDEL UNIVERSITY IN BRNO   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

ECognition developer; Forest division mapping; Image segmentation and classification; LiDAR; Object Based Image Analysis (OBIA)

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; ANTENNAS; FORESTRY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; OPTICAL RADAR;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BROADLEAF TREES; CONIFEROUS TREES; ECOGNITION; FOREST MAPPING; MULTI-SPECTRAL; OBJECT BASED IMAGE ANALYSIS; OBJECT BASED IMAGE ANALYSIS (OBIA);

MAPPING;

AERIAL SURVEY; AUTOMATION; FOREST COVER; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LAND CLASSIFICATION; LIDAR; MAPPING; SOFTWARE;

CONIFERALES;

EID: 84898666719     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22797254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5721/EuJRS20144708     Document Type: Article

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