An Automated Technique for Measuring Built-Up Urban Areas from Map Graphics Through Analog Image Processing.

Abstract

This research report describes a production application using experimental analog (video) image processing equipment for measuring areas (Kilometers squared) depicted on graphic map input as built-up urban areas. The note concludes that state-of-the-art analog image processing components can be configured and used to measure built-up areas in one-twelfth of the time required by conventional manual means.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA011446

Entities

People

  • Lawrence P. Murphy
  • William W. Abbe

Organizations

  • Geospatial Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Applied Computer Science
  • Computer Graphics
  • Graphics
  • Image Processing
  • Information Processing
  • Processing Equipment
  • Production
  • Urban Areas

Readers

  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Urban Planning and Geography.