Title :
Remote sensing of the sea-bed using fractal techniques
Author :
Linnett, L.M. ; Clarke, S.J. ; Graham, C. ; Langhorne, D.N.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Heriot-Watt Univ., Edinburgh, UK
fDate :
10/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
With the increase in the demand for high-quality sidescan sonar imagery of the sea-bed, there is a need for the development of fast and accurate computer techniques for the analysis of the survey information. The paper describes some techniques that have been developed to perform operator-assisted and fully automated classification of sidescan sonar images of the sea-bed on the basis of sediment texture. Special reference is made to the usefulness of the fractal model for the analysis and synthesis of textures
Keywords :
computerised picture processing; fractals; geophysics computing; oceanographic techniques; remote sensing; sonar; automated classification; computer techniques; fractal model; fractal techniques; operator; remote sensing; sea-bed; sediment texture; sidescan sonar imagery; sidescan sonar images; survey information; texture analysis; texture synthesis;
Journal_Title :
Electronics & Communication Engineering Journal
