22.2.4 General Urban Area Detection

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Aerial Image Analysis. See also Classification for Urban Area Land Cover, Remote Sensing.

Lu, H.Q., Aggarwal, J.K.,
Applying Perceptual Organization to the Detection of Man-Made Objects in Non-Urban Scenes,
PR(25), No. 8, August 1992, pp. 835-853.
WWW Version. BibRef 9208

Yu, S., Berthod, M., Giraudon, G.,
Toward Robust Analysis of Satellite Images Using Map Information: Application to Urban Area Detection,
GeoRS(37), No. 4, July 1999, pp. 1925.
IEEE Top Reference. BibRef 9907

Yu, S., Berthod, M.,
Urban Area Detection in Satellite Images Using Map Knowledge by a Feedback Control Technique,
ICPR94(A:98-102).
IEEE DOI Link BibRef 9400

Borghys, D., Perneel, C., Acheroy, M.,
Automatic detection of built-up areas in high-resolution polarimetric SAR images,
PRL(23), No. 9, July 2002, pp. 1085-1093.
Elsevier DOI Link 0205
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Borghys, D., Perneel, C., Acheroy, M.,
A multivariate contour detector for high-resolution polarimetric SAR images,
ICPR00(Vol III: 646-651).
IEEE DOI Link 0009
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Borghys, D., Lacroix, V., Perneel, C.,
Edge and line detection in polarimetric SAR images,
ICPR02(II: 921-924).
IEEE DOI Link 0211
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Dell'Acqua, F., Gamba, P.,
Texture-Based Characterization of Urban Environments on Satellite SAR Images,
GeoRS(41), No. 1, January 2003, pp. 153-159.
IEEE Top Reference. 0304
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Dell'Acqua, F., Gamba, P., Lisini, G.,
Improvements to urban area characterization using multitemporal and multiangle SAR images,
GeoRS(41), No. 9, September 2003, pp. 1996-2004.
IEEE Abstract. 0310
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Gamba, P.[Paolo], Dell'Acqua, F.[Fabio], Lisini, G., Trianni, G.,
Improved VHR Urban Area Mapping Exploiting Object Boundaries,
GeoRS(45), No. 8, August 2007, pp. 2676-2682.
IEEE DOI Link 0709
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Bian, L.[Ling],
Retrieving Urban Objects Using a Wavelet Transform Approach,
PhEngRS(69), No. 2, February 2003, pp. 133-142. The Harr wavelet transform is used to represent edge information for the retrieval of traditional industrial complexes from digital aerial photographs in an urban area.
WWW Version. 0304
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Grey, W.M.F.[William M.F.], Luckman, A.J.[Adrian J.],
Mapping Urban Extent Using Satellite Radar Interferometry,
PhEngRS(69), No. 9, September 2003, pp. 957-962. The high accuracy of urban mapping by ERS interferometric coherence is demonstrated and validated in south Wales, United Kingdom.
WWW Version. 0309
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Luckman, A.J., Grey, W.M.F.,
Urban building height variance from multibaseline ERS coherence,
GeoRS(41), No. 9, September 2003, pp. 2022-2025.
IEEE Abstract. 0310
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Grey, W.M.F., Luckman, A.J., Holland, D.,
Mapping urban change in the UK using satellite radar interferometry,
RSE(87), No. 1, 15 September 2003, pp. 16-22.
WWW Version. 0309
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Herold, M.[Martin], Liu, X.H.[Xiao-Hang], Clarke, K.C.[Keith C.],
Spatial Metrics and Image Texture for Mapping Urban Land Use,
PhEngRS(69), No. 9, September 2003, pp. 991-1002. Spatial metrics and image texture are used to describe and map the spatial characteristics of urban land-cover objects to derive detailed land-use information from Ikonos data.
WWW Version. 0309
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Herold, M.[Martin], Goldstein, N.C.[Noah C.], Clarke, K.C.[Keith C.],
The Spatiotemporal Form of Urban Growth: Measurement, Analysis and Modeling,
RSE(86), No. 3, 15 August 2003, pp. 286-302.
WWW Version. 0309
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Liu, X.H.[Xiao-Hang], Clarke, K.C.[Keith C.], Herold, M.[Martin],
Population Density and Image Texture: A Comparison Study,
PhEngRS(72), No. 2, February 2006, pp. 187-196.
WWW Version. The correlation between population density and Ikonos image texture measured by gray-level co-occurrence Matrix (GLCM), semi-variance, and spatial metrics is compared. 0602
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Dietzel, C.[Charles], Clarke, K.C.[Keith C.],
Decreasing Computational Time of Urban Cellular Automata Through Model Portability,
GeoInfo(9), No. 2, June 2006, pp. 197-211.
Springer DOI Link 0605
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Clapham, Jr., W.B.,
Continuum-based classification of remotely sensed imagery to describe urban sprawl on a watershed scale,
RSE(86), No. 3, 15 August 2003, pp. 322-340.
WWW Version. 0309
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O'Hara, C.G., King, J.S., Cartwright, J.H., King, R.L.,
Multitemporal land use and land cover classification of urbanized areas within sensitive coastal environments,
GeoRS(41), No. 9, September 2003, pp. 2005-2014.
IEEE Abstract. 0310
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Nobrega, R.A.A., O'Hara, C.G., Quintanilha, J.A.,
Detecting roads in informal settlements surrounding Sao Paulo City by using object-based classification,
OBIA06(xx-yy).
PDF Version. 0607
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Nobrega, R.A.A., O'Hara, C.G.,
Segmentation and object extraction from anisotropic diffusion filtered LiDAR intensity data,
OBIA06(xx-yy).
PDF Version. 0607
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Greenhill, D.R., Ripke, L.T., Hitchman, A.P., Jones, G.A., Wilkinson, G.G.,
Characterization of suburban areas for land use planning using landscape ecological indicators derived from Ikonos-2 multispectral imagery,
GeoRS(41), No. 9, September 2003, pp. 2015-2021.
IEEE Abstract. 0310
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Herold, M., Gardner, M.E., Roberts, D.A.,
Spectral resolution requirements for mapping urban areas,
GeoRS(41), No. 9, September 2003, pp. 1907-1919.
IEEE Abstract. 0310
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Benediktsson, J.A., Pesaresi, M., Arnason, K.,
Classification and feature extraction for remote sensing images from urban areas based on morphological transformations,
GeoRS(41), No. 9, September 2003, pp. 1940-1949.
IEEE Abstract. 0310
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Fauvel, M., Chanussot, J., Benediktsson, J.A.,
Decision Fusion for the Classification of Urban Remote Sensing Images,
GeoRS(44), No. 10, October 2006, pp. 2828-2838.
IEEE DOI Link 0609
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Orun, A.B.[Ahmet B.],
Automated Identification of Man-Made Textural Features on Satellite Imagery by Bayesian Networks,
PhEngRS(70), No. 2, February 2004, pp. 211-217.
WWW Version. A classification technique which distinguishes between man-made and natural textural features on satellite imagery by the use of textural analyses and Bayesian networks is introduced. 0403
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Unsalan, C., Boyer, K.L.,
Classifying Land Development in High-Resolution Panchromatic Satellite Images Using Straight-Line Statistics,
GeoRS(42), No. 4, April 2004, pp. 907-919.
IEEE Abstract. 0407
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Earlier:
Classifying land development in high resolution satellite images using straight line statistics,
ICPR02(I: 127-130).
IEEE DOI Link 0211
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Unsalan, C., Boyer, K.L.,
A Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of Graph Theoretical Measures for Land Development in Satellite Imagery,
PAMI(27), No. 4, April 2005, pp. 575-589.
IEEE Abstract. 0501
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Earlier: ICPR04(II: 64-67).
IEEE DOI Link 0409
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Ünsalan, C.[Cem], Boyer, K.L.[Kim L.],
A system to detect houses and residential street networks in multispectral satellite images,
CVIU(98), No. 3, June 2005, pp. 423-461.
WWW Version. 0505
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Earlier: ICPR04(III: 49-52).
IEEE DOI Link 0409
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Unsalan, C.,
Measuring Land Development in Urban Regions Using Graph Theoretical and Conditional Statistical Features,
GeoRS(45), No. 12, December 2007, pp. 3989-3999.
IEEE DOI Link 0711
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Sirmacek, B.[Beril], Unsalan, C.[Cem],
Using local features to measure land development in urban regions,
PRL(31), No. 10, 15 July 2010, pp. 1155-1159.
Elsevier DOI Link
WWW Version. 1008
Ikonos images; Gabor filtering; Local features; Spatial voting; Measuring land development BibRef

Sirmacek, B.[Beril], Unsalan, C.[Cem],
Urban-Area and Building Detection Using SIFT Keypoints and Graph Theory,
GeoRS(47), No. 4, April 2009, pp. 1156-1167.
IEEE DOI Link 0903
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Sirmacek, B.[Beril], Unsalan, C.[Cem],
Road Network Extraction Using Edge Detection and Spatial Voting,
ICPR10(3113-3116).
IEEE DOI Link 1008
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Sirmacek, B.[Beril], Unsalan, C.[Cem],
A Probabilistic Framework to Detect Buildings in Aerial and Satellite Images,
GeoRS(49), No. 1, January 2011, pp. 211-221.
IEEE DOI Link 1101
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Zeljkovic, V., Dorado, A., Izquierdo, E.,
Combining a Fuzzy Rule-Based Classifier and Illumination Invariance for Improved Building Detection,
CirSysVideo(14), No. 11, November 2004, pp. 1277-1280.
IEEE Abstract. 0411
Edge based classification of buildings from video. BibRef

Zeljkovic, V.[Vesna], Tameze, C.[Claude], Vincelette, R.[Robert], Izquierdo, E.,
Different non-linear diffusion filters combined with triangle method used for noise removal from polygonal shapes,
IET-IPR(4), No. 4, August 2010, pp. 313-333.
WWW Version. 1008
BibRef
Earlier: A1, A2, A3, Only:
Combined nonlinear inverse diffusion filter and triangle method used for noise removal from polygonal shapes,
ICIP08(21-24).
IEEE DOI Link 0810
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Dorado, A.[Andres], Izquierdo, E.[Ebroul],
Exploiting Problem Domain Knowledge for Accurate Building Image Classification,
CIVR04(199-206).
WWW Version. 0505
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Myint, S.W.[Soe W.], Lam, N.[Nina],
Examining Lacunarity Approaches in Comparison with Fractal and Spatial Autocorrelation Techniques for Urban Mapping,
PhEngRS(71), No. 8, August 2005, pp. 927-938.
WWW Version. 0602
An evaluation and comparison of two lacunarity methods, fractal triangular prism and spatial autocorrelation, and original spectral band approaches in classifying urban images. BibRef

Gomez-Chova, L.[Luis], Fernández-Prieto, D.[Diego], Calpe, J.[Javier], Soria, E.[Emilio], Vila, J.[Joan], Camps-Valls, G.[Gustavo],
Urban monitoring using multi-temporal SAR and multi-spectral data,
PRL(27), No. 4, March 2006, pp. 234-243.
WWW Version. 0602
Urban monitoring; Multi-spectral; SAR; Multi-source; Feature selection BibRef

Zandona-Schneider, R., Papathanassiou, K.P., Hajnsek, I., Moreira, A.,
Polarimetric and Interferometric Characterization of Coherent Scatterers in Urban Areas,
GeoRS(44), No. 4, April 2006, pp. 971-984.
IEEE DOI Link 0604
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Matikainen, L.[Leena], Hyyppä, J.[Juha], Engdahl, M.[Marcus],
Mapping Built-up Areas from Multitemporal Interferometric SAR Images: A Segment-based Approach,
PhEngRS(72), No. 6, June 2006, pp. 701-714.
WWW Version. 0610
BibRef
Earlier:
Extracting Built-Up Areas from Multitemporal Interferometric SAR Images,
PCV02(B: 170). 0305
Built-up areas were accurately detected from a multitemporal interferometric ERS dataset using a region-based classification approach, and a correlation between the building density and intensity/coherence in the image was found. BibRef

Weng, Q.[Qihao], Lu, D.S.[Deng-Sheng], Liang, B.Q.[Bing-Qing],
Urban Surface Biophysical Descriptors and Land Surface Temperature Variations,
PhEngRS(72), No. 11, November 2006, pp. 1275-1286.
WWW Version. 0704
Quantitative urban surface biophysical descriptors are developed and related to land surface temperature variations. BibRef

Zhong, P.[Ping], Wang, R.S.[Run-Sheng],
Using Combination of Statistical Models and Multilevel Structural Information for Detecting Urban Areas From a Single Gray-Level Image,
GeoRS(45), No. 5, May 2007, pp. 1469-1482.
IEEE DOI Link 0704
See also Learning Conditional Random Fields for Classification of Hyperspectral Images. BibRef

Zhong, P.[Ping], Wang, R.S.[Run-Sheng],
A Multiple Conditional Random Fields Ensemble Model for Urban Area Detection in Remote Sensing Optical Images,
GeoRS(45), No. 12, December 2007, pp. 3978-3988.
IEEE DOI Link 0711
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Inglada, J.[Jordi],
Automatic recognition of man-made objects in high resolution optical remote sensing images by SVM classification of geometric image features,
PandRS(62), No. 3, August 2007, pp. 236-248.
WWW Version. 0709
Object recognition; Man-made objects; Support vector machines; Geometrical moments BibRef

Inglada, J., Michel, J.,
Qualitative Spatial Reasoning for High-Resolution Remote Sensing Image Analysis,
GeoRS(47), No. 2, February 2009, pp. 599-612.
IEEE DOI Link 0903
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McMahon, G.[Gerard],
Consequences of Land-cover Misclassification in Models of Impervious Surface,
PhEngRS(73), No. 12, December 2007, pp. 1343-1354.
WWW Version. 0712
An assessment of the effects of land-cover misclassification on models that use the National Land Cover Data (NLCD) to predict impervious surface by evaluating the consequences on model predictions of adjusting land-cover within a watershed to reflect uncertainty assessment information. BibRef

Xu, H.Q.[Han-Qiu],
Extraction of Urban Built-up Land Features from Landsat Imagery Using a Thematic-oriented Index Combination Technique,
PhEngRS(73), No. 12, December 2007, pp. 1381-1392.
WWW Version. 0712
A new method to extract urban built-up land information from Landsat imagery based on three thematic indexes. BibRef

Wu, C.S.[Chang-Shan], Yuan, F.[Fei],
Seasonal Sensitivity Analysis of Impervious Surface Estimation with Satellite Imagery,
PhEngRS(73), No. 12, December 2007, pp. 1393-1402.
WWW Version. 0712
A seasonal sensitivity analysis conducted for estimating impervious surface distribution using spectral mixture analysis and regression modeling. BibRef

Yuan, F.[Fei], Wu, C.S.[Chang-Shan], Bauer, M.E.[Marvin E.],
Comparison of Spectral Analysis Techniques for Impervious Surface Estimation Using Landsat Imagery,
PhEngRS(74), No. 8, August 2008, pp. 1045-1056.
WWW Version. 0804
Three common spectral analytical techniques (regression modeling, regression tree, and normalized spectral mixture analysis) for estimation of percent impervious surface area explored and compared in terms of model accuracy, factors that influence model performance, and cost of image processing. BibRef

Wei, W.[Wang], Xin, Y.[Yang],
Feature extraction for man-made objects segmentation in aerial images,
MVA(19), No. 1, January 2008, pp. 57-64.
Springer DOI Link 0801
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Wei, W.[Wang], Xin, Y.[Yang], Guo, C.[Cao],
A Multiphase Level Set Evolution Scheme for Aerial Image Segmentation Using Multi-scale Image Geometric Analysis,
SSPR06(56-64).
Springer DOI Link 0608
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Wei, W.[Wang], Xin, Y.[Yang],
Rapid, man-made object morphological segmentation for aerial images using a multi-scaled, geometric image analysis,
IVC(28), No. 4, April 2010, pp. 626-633.
Elsevier DOI Link
WWW Version. 1002
Man-made object segmentation; Multi-scaled geometric image analysis; Watershed; The non-subsampled contourlet transform BibRef

Weng, Q., Hu, X.,
Medium Spatial Resolution Satellite Imagery for Estimating and Mapping Urban Impervious Surfaces Using LSMA and ANN,
GeoRS(46), No. 8, August 2008, pp. 2397-2406.
IEEE DOI Link 0808
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Zhou, Y.Y.[Yu-Yu], Wang, Y.Q.,
Extraction of Impervious Surface Areas from High Spatial Resolution Imagery by Multiple Agent Segmentation and Classification,
PhEngRS(74), No. 7, July 2008, pp. 857-868.
WWW Version. 0804
An algorithm of multiple agent segmentation and classification (MASC) to extract impervious surface areas from truecolor digital orthophoto and spatial resolution enhanced QuickBird-2 multispectral imagery. BibRef

Shan, J.[Jie], Alkheder, S.[Sharaf], Wang, J.[Jun],
Genetic Algorithms for the Calibration of Cellular Automata Urban Growth Modeling,
PhEngRS(74), No. 10, October 2008, pp. 1267-1278.
WWW Version. 0804
Using genetic algorithms to optimize the search method for best transition rule values. BibRef

Alkheder, S.[Sharaf], Shan, J.[Jie],
Calibration and Assessment of Multitemporal Imagebased Cellular Automata for Urban Growth Modeling,
PhEngRS(74), No. 12, December 2008, pp. 1539-1550.
WWW Version. 0804
A cellular automata for urban growth modelling is designed and calibrated spatially and temporally based on multitemporal satellite images. BibRef

Huang, M.J.[Ming-Jer], Shyue, S.W.[Shiahn-Wern], Lee, L.H.[Liang-Hwei], Kao, C.C.[Chih-Chung],
A Knowledge-based Approach to Urban Feature Classification Using Aerial Imagery with Lidar Data,
PhEngRS(74), No. 12, December 2008, pp. 1473-1486.
WWW Version. 0804
Applying knowledge- and segment-based vertical stratification, rule-based classification, and aggregation schemes with knowledge-based correction to improve the classification accuracy of urban features BibRef

Nghiem, S.V., Balk, D., Rodriguez, E., Neumann, G., Sorichetta, A., Small, C., Elvidge, C.D.,
Observations of urban and suburban environments with global satellite scatterometer data,
PandRS(64), No. 4, July 2009, pp. 367-380.
Elsevier DOI Link
WWW Version. 0907
Dense sampling method; Scatterometer; Nighttime lights; Urban; Population BibRef

Guindon, B.[Bert], Zhang, Y.[Ying],
Automated Urban Delineation from Landsat Imagery Based on Spatial Information Processing,
PhEngRS(75), No. 7, July 2009, pp. 845-858.
WWW Version. 0910
Proposed methods to automatically delineate urban areas on Landsat imagery based on extracted line information. BibRef

Karantzalos, K.[Konstantinos], Argialas, D.[Demertre],
A Region-based Level Set Segmentation for Automatic Detection of Man-made Objects from Aerial and Satellite Images,
PhEngRS(75), No. 6, June 2009, pp. 667-678.
WWW Version. 0910
A region-based segmentation developed, tested, and evaluated for automatically detecting roads, buildings, and other man-made objects from aerial and satellite images. See also Large-Scale Building Reconstruction Through Information Fusion and 3-D Priors. BibRef

Huang, B.[Bo], Xie, C.[Chenglin], Tay, R.[Richard],
Support vector machines for urban growth modeling,
GeoInfo(14), No. 1, January 2010, pp. xx-yy.
Springer DOI Link 1001
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Esch, T., Thiel, M., Schenk, A., Roth, A., Muller, A., Dech, S.,
Delineation of Urban Footprints From TerraSAR-X Data by Analyzing Speckle Characteristics and Intensity Information,
GeoRS(48), No. 2, February 2010, pp. 905-916.
IEEE DOI Link 1002
See also Characterization of Land Cover Types in TerraSAR-X Images by Combined Analysis of Speckle Statistics and Intensity Information. BibRef

Margarit, G., Mallorqui, J.J., Pipia, L.,
Polarimetric Characterization and Temporal Stability Analysis of Urban Target Scattering,
GeoRS(48), No. 4, April 2010, pp. 2038-2048.
IEEE DOI Link 1003
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Ouma, Y.O., Tateishi, R., Sri-Sumantyo, J.T.,
Urban features recognition and extraction from very-high resolution multi-spectral satellite imagery: A micro-macro texture determination and integration framework,
IET-IPR(4), No. 4, August 2010, pp. 235-254.
WWW Version. 1008
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Lafarge, F.[Florent], Gimel'Farb, G.L.[Georgy L.], Descombes, X.[Xavier],
Geometric Feature Extraction by a Multimarked Point Process,
PAMI(32), No. 9, September 2010, pp. 1597-1609.
IEEE DOI Link 1008
BibRef
Earlier:
A Geometric Primitive Extraction Process for Remote Sensing Problems,
ACIVS08(xx-yy).
Springer DOI Link 0810
Tree crowns, building footprints, roads. Describe the image in terms of a finite library of geometric objects. Segments, lines, line ends, circles, rectangles, bands (||), band ends (U). BibRef

Lafarge, F., Descombes, X., Zerubia, J.B.,
Textural Kernel for SVM Classification in Remote Sensing: Application to Forest Fire Detection and Urban Area Extraction,
ICIP05(III: 1096-1099).
IEEE DOI Link 0512
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Mallet, C.[Clement], Lafarge, F.[Florent], Roux, M., Soergel, U.[Uwe], Bretar, F.[Frederic], Heipke, C.[Christian],
A Marked Point Process for Modeling Lidar Waveforms,
IP(19), No. 12, December 2010, pp. 3204-3221.
IEEE DOI Link 1011
BibRef
Earlier: A1, A2, A5, A4, A6, Only:
Lidar waveform modeling using a marked point process,
ICIP09(1713-1716).
IEEE DOI Link 0911
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Lafarge, F.[Florent], Mallet, C.[Clement],
Building large urban environments from unstructured point data,
ICCV11(1068-1075).
IEEE DOI Link 1201
City models from unstructed point data. Building, trees and complex surfaces. BibRef

Mallet, C., Soergel, U., Bretar, F.,
Analysis of Full-Waveform LIDAR Data for an Accurate Classification of Urban Areas,
ISPRS08(B3a: 85 ff).
PDF Version. 0807
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Guo, L.[Li], Chehata, N.[Nesrine], Mallet, C.[Clement], Boukir, S.[Samia],
Relevance of airborne lidar and multispectral image data for urban scene classification using Random Forests,
PandRS(66), No. 1, January 2011, pp. 56-66.
Elsevier DOI Link
WWW Version. 1101
BibRef
Earlier: A1, A2, A4, Only:
A two-pass random forests classification of airborne lidar and image data on urban scenes,
ICIP10(1369-1372).
IEEE DOI Link 1009
Lidar; Multispectral image; Urban; Random forests; Variable importance BibRef

Dubovyk, O.[Olena], Sliuzas, R.[Richard], Flacke, J.[Johannes],
Spatio-temporal modelling of informal settlement development in Sancaktepe district, Istanbul, Turkey,
PandRS(66), No. 2, March 2011, pp. 235-246.
Elsevier DOI Link
WWW Version. 1103
Spatio-temporal analysis; Logistic regression modelling; GIS; Informal settlements; Istanbul BibRef

Paladini, R., Martorella, M., Berizzi, F.,
Classification of Man-Made Targets via Invariant Coherency-Matrix Eigenvector Decomposition of Polarimetric SAR/ISAR Images,
GeoRS(49), No. 8, August 2011, pp. 3022-3034.
IEEE DOI Link 1108
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Luo, L.[Li], Mountrakis, G.[Giorgos],
Converting local spectral and spatial information from a priori classifiers into contextual knowledge for impervious surface classification,
PandRS(66), No. 5, September 2011, pp. 579-587.
Elsevier DOI Link
WWW Version. 1110
Contextual classification; Hybrid classifiers; Impervious surfaces; Landsat ETM+; Partial classification BibRef

Kurtz, C.[Camille], Passat, N.[Nicolas], Gançarski, P.[Pierre], Puissant, A.[Anne],
Extraction of complex patterns from multiresolution remote sensing images: A hierarchical top-down methodology,
PR(45), No. 2, February 2012, pp. 685-706.
Elsevier DOI Link
WWW Version. 1110
Hierarchical segmentation; Clustering; Multisource images; Multiresolution approaches; Binary partition trees; Remote sensing; Urban analysis BibRef

Weng, Q.[Qihao], Rajasekar, U., Hu, X.[Xuefei],
Modeling Urban Heat Islands and Their Relationship With Impervious Surface and Vegetation Abundance by Using ASTER Images,
GeoRS(49), No. 10, October 2011, pp. 4080-4089.
IEEE DOI Link 1110
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Lu, D.S.[Deng-Sheng], Li, G.[Guiying], Moran, E.[Emilio], Batistella, M.[Mateus], Freitas, C.C.[Corina C.],
Mapping impervious surfaces with the integrated use of Landsat Thematic Mapper and radar data: A case study in an urban-rural landscape in the Brazilian Amazon,
PandRS(66), No. 6, November 2011, pp. 798-808.
Elsevier DOI Link
WWW Version. 1112
Landsat TM; ALOS PALSAR L-band; RADARSAT-2 C-band; Wavelet-merging technique; Spectral mixture analysis; Impervious surface BibRef


Yu, L.J.[Li-Jun], Nie, Y.P.[Yue-Ping], Zhu, C.H.[Chun-Hua],
Relations analysis between canal and urban development of Yangzhou supported by space technology,
IASP11(460-462).
IEEE DOI Link 1112
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Kuang, G.[Guodan], Wang, W.[Weian], Qiao, G.[Gang],
Impervious Surface Information Extraction Using an Improved Object-Oriented Method,
ISIDF11(1-4).
IEEE DOI Link 1111
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Shi, B.Q.[Bei-Qi], Liu, C.[Chun], Sun, W.W.[Wei-We], Wu, H.B.[Hang-Bin],
Residential Area Recognition Using Oscillatory Correlation Segmentation of Hyperspectral Imagery,
ISIDF11(1-4).
IEEE DOI Link 1111
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Issa, S.M., Al Shuwaihi, A.,
Analysis of LULC changes and urban expansion of the resort city of Al Ain using remote sensing and GIS,
MultiTemp11(245-248).
IEEE DOI Link 1109
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Gueguen, L.[Lionel], Pesaresi, M.[Martino], Ehrlich, D.[Daniele], Lu, L.L.[Lin-Lin],
Urbanization analysis by mutual information based change detection between SPOT 5 panchromatic images,
MultiTemp11(157-160).
IEEE DOI Link 1109
BibRef

van de Voorde, T.[Tim], Jacquet, W., Canters, F.[Frank],
A Region-Based Approach for Describing Urban Morphology Based on Sub-Pixel Estimation of Sealed Surface Cover,
GEOBIA10(xx-yy).
PDF Version. 1007
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Thunig, H., Wolf, N., Naumann, S., Siegmund, A., Jurgens, C.,
Automated LULC Classification of VHR Optical Satellite Data in the Context of Urban Planning,
GEOBIA10(xx-yy).
PDF Version. 1007
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Yang, C.J.[Cun-Jian], Luo, Z.[Zhen],
Extracting Rural Settlement Information from Quickbird Images,
GEOBIA10(xx-yy).
PDF Version. 1007
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Simler, C., Beumier, C.,
Performance Evaluation of Road and Building Classifiers on VHR Images,
GEOBIA10(xx-yy).
PDF Version. 1007
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de Maeyer, M., Sotiaux, A., Wolff, E.,
Comparison of Standardized Methods (Object-Oriented vs. Per Pixel) to Extract The Urban Built-Up Area: Example of Lubumbashi (DRC),
GEOBIA10(xx-yy).
PDF Version. 1007
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Dinis, J., Navarro, A., Soares, F., Santos, T., Freire, S., Fonseca, A., Afonso, N., Tenedório, J.A.,
Hierarchical Object-Based Classification of Dense Urban Areas by Integrating High Spatial Resolution Satellite Images and LIDAR Elevation Data,
GEOBIA10(xx-yy).
PDF Version. 1007
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Soares, F., Navarro, A., Santos, T., Freire, S., Fonseca, A., Santos, N., Tenedório, J.A.,
Cartographic Data Extraction from Airborne Imagery by Hierarchical-Based Morphologic Image Processing,
GEOBIA10(xx-yy).
PDF Version. 1007
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Pham, T.T.H.[Thi Thanh Hien], Apparicio, P.[Philippe],
Mapping urban green space in Montreal for better environmental justice: objectoriented classification of very-high-resolution images,
CGC10(203).
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