| Remote Sensing and Urban Analysis: Gisdata 9 Contributor(s): Donnay, Jean-Paul (Editor), Barnsley, Mike J. (Editor), Longley, Paul A. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0748408606 ISBN-13: 9780748408603 Publisher: CRC Press OUR PRICE: $218.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2000 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Remote Sensing & Geographic Information Systems - Science | Earth Sciences - Geography - Science | Earth Sciences - Geology |
| Dewey: 621.367 |
| Series: GISDATA |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 7.02" W x 9.96" (1.67 lbs) 304 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: One of the key geographical developments over the last two centuries has been that of urbanisation. In recent years this has exploded globally, particularly in developing countries. It is essential for governments, planners and researchers in geography and allied fields to understand this process and the main way of being able to do this is to accurately map these changes. The main method of this mapping is Remote Sensing. |
