Remote sensing and urban analysis / edited by Jean-Paul Donnay, Michael J. Barnsley, Paul A. Longley.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Donnay, Jean-Paul.

Barnsley, Michael J. (Michael John)

Longley, Paul.

Series:

GISDATA ; 9.

GISDATA ; 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Remote sensing.

Urban geography.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 268 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Taylor & Francis, 2001.

Summary:

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, multi-spectral 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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0748408606

OCLC:

45592665