Multispectral Satellite Image Understanding: From Land Classification to Building and Road Detection (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780857296665)

This book presents a comprehensive review of image processing methods, for the analysis of land use in residential areas. Combining a theoretical framework with highly practical applications, the book describes a system for the effective detection of single houses and streets in very high resolution. Topics and features: with a Foreword by Prof. Dr. Peter Reinartz of the German Aerospace Center; provides end-of-chapter summaries and review questions; presents a detailed review on remote sensing satellites; examines the multispectral information that can be obtained from satellite images, with a focus on vegetation and shadow-water indices; investigates methods for land-use classification, introducing precise graph theoretical measures over panchromatic images; addresses the problem of detecting residential regions; describes a house and street network-detection subsystem; concludes with a summary of the key ideas covered in the book.

Author: Cem Ünsalan,Kim L. Boyer
ISBN-10: 0857296663
ISBN-13: 9780857296665
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Published: 05/20/2011
Pages: 186
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.60d