Remote Sensing and Urban Analysis: Gisdata 9

ISBN-13: 9780748408603 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 304 str.

J. P. Donnay; M. J. Barnsley

Opis

A wide range of methodologies for the production and analysis of urban remote sensing data are outlined in this book. To begin with, a number of techniques are examined for the extraction of information which can be applied to digital, multispectral images of urban areas. These include improvements to conventional per-pixel image classification algorithms, various methods of image fusion, the application of syntactic pattern recognition techniques, the role of mathematical morphology, and geostatistical approaches to the analysis and intepretation of image textural and spatial patterns. The book then moves on to identification of urban forms, the delineation of agglomerations, and the measurement of urban morphology. Surface models are considered for the analysis of integrated data sets, in which the scope of the applications is widened to consider the estimation of human population levels.

Spis treści

Authors' Preface; 1. Urban Remote Sensing: State of the Art and Issues 2. Improving Spatial Resolution of Images by Means of Sensor Fusion. A General Solution: The ARSIS Method 3. Enhancement to per Pixel Image Classification Techniques 4. Image Segmentation Methodology in the Urban Environment 5. Inferring Urban Land Use and Structure Using Syntactic Pattern Recognition 6. Urban Pattern Characterisation Through Geostatistical Analysis of Satellite Images 7. Remote Sensing Data Used for Urban Agglomeration Delimitation 8. Measuring and Modelling Urban Morphology 9. Recognizing Settlement Structure Using Mathematical Morphology and Image Texture Measures 10. Modelling Geographical Distribution in Urban Areas 11. A Method for the Geographical Analysis of the Population of the Fast-growing Cities in the Third World 12. Conclusions

O autorze

Jean-Paul Donnay, Michael J. Barnsley, Paul A. Longley