Title :
An adaptive multiscale filter for segmenting vegetation in ALSM data
Author :
Kampa, K. ; Slatton, K.C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Florida Univ., Gainesville, FL
Abstract :
A multiscale filter designed for segmenting ground from nonground points in ALSM data is extended to be adaptive by analytically determining admission thresholds based on prescribed error rates. The filter performs well on simulated and actual ALSM data
Keywords :
adaptive filters; geophysical signal processing; image segmentation; vegetation mapping; ALSM data; adaptive multiscale filter; admission thresholds; error rates; ground point; nonground point; vegetation segmentation; Adaptive filters; Degradation; Gunshot detection systems; Laser radar; Spatial resolution; Surface emitting lasers; Surface morphology; Surface reconstruction; Surface topography; Vegetation mapping;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2004. IGARSS '04. Proceedings. 2004 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Anchorage, AK
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8742-2
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2004.1369960
