Comparing remotely sensed Pictometry® Web-based height estimates with in situ clinometer and laser range finder height estimates

Journal of Applied Remote Sensing

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Unger, Daniel R ^a   Hung, I Kuai ^a   Kulhavy, David L ^a  

^a STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

accuracy; height; hyperspatial; Pictometry ; Web

Indexed keywords

MEAN SQUARE ERROR; MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS; RADAR EQUIPMENT; REMOTE SENSING; WEBSITES;

ACCURACY; HEIGHT; HYPERSPATIAL; IMAGE MAGNIFICATION; LASER RANGE FINDERS; MULTI-SPECTRAL IMAGERY; ROOT MEAN SQUARE ERRORS; WEB-BASED INTERFACE;

POLES;

EID: 84905748551     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19313195     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.JRS.8.083590     Document Type: Article

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