Object-based spatial cluster analysis of urban landscape pattern using nighttime light satellite images: a case study of China

International Journal of Geographical Information Science

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2328-2355

  Yu, Bailang ^a   Shu, Song ^a,b   Liu, Hongxing ^b   Song, Wei ^c   Wu, Jianping ^a   Wang, Lei ^d   Chen, Zuoqi ^a  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^d LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

DMSP OLS data; Gestalt theory; minimum spanning tree; object based method; urban spatial clusters

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; LANDSCAPE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA;

CHINA;

EID: 84912533152     PISSN: 13658816     EISSN: 13623087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13658816.2014.922186     Document Type: Article

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