Towards a framework for agent-based image analysis of remote-sensing data

International Journal of Image and Data Fusion

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 115-137

  Hofmann, Peter ^a   Lettmayer, Paul ^b   Blaschke, Thomas ^a   Belgiu, Mariana ^a   Wegenkittl, Stefan ^b   Graf, Roland ^b   Lampoltshammer, Thomas Josef ^a,b   Andrejchenko, Vera ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^b SALZBURG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

agent based image analysis; agent based systems; automation of image analysis; autonomous systems; object based image analysis; remote sensing

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; REMOTE SENSING; SOFTWARE AGENTS; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

AGENT BASED; AGENT-BASED SYSTEMS; AUTOMATED IMAGE ANALYSIS; AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS; OBJECT BASED IMAGE ANALYSIS; OBJECT BASED IMAGE ANALYSIS (OBIA); REMOTELY SENSED IMAGES; SENSOR CHARACTERISTICS;

IMAGE ANALYSIS;

EID: 84929948695     PISSN: 19479832     EISSN: 19479824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19479832.2015.1015459     Document Type: Article

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