Image Processing Reference
In-Depth Information
Table 5.2
Explanation of the usefulness of different sensors for the identiication of objects and land use in the city of Enschede, The Netherlands
IKONOS PAN
IKONOS MS
SPOT 5 HRG
ASTER
1 M
4 M
10 M
15 M
Single family
housing
- Shape and size of all buildings
can be identified
- Small buildings are difficult
to identify
- Individual buildings are not
visible
- Less texture information than
SPOT
- Shape of buildings can only
be approximated
- Only whole neighborhood area
can be delimited
- Difficult to delineate
residential neighborhoods
- Land use can be most easily
classified
- Land use more easily
classified
- Land use is difficult to classify,
even with local knowledge
- Land use is difficult to classify,
even with local knowledge
Multi-family
housing
- Individual building blocks are
visible
- Individual buildings (building
blocks?) are visible
- Shape of largest buildings can
be approximated
- Multi-family house areas
can be identified and whole
neighborhood areas delineated
- Shape and size of buildings is
easy to identify
- Basic shape of buildings can
be identified
- Whole neighborhood area can
be delimited
- Land use is difficult to classify
without local knowledge
- Land use can be most easily
classified
- Land use more easily
classified
- Likely land use may be derived
from ancillary data
Industry
- Individual buildings are visible
- Individual buildings are
visible
- General shape and size of large
complex is visible
- Shape of big complex can be
approximated
- Shape of buildings is easy to
identify
- Shape of buildings is easy to
identify
- Details are not visible
- No details visible
- Land use can be most easily
classified
- Land use more easily
classified
- Land use can be classified
- Land use can be derived if area
is part of a larger industrial
complex
Roads
- All levels of roads are visible
- All levels of roads are
visible (only minor roads
in residential areas may be
problematic)
- Major roads are clearly visible
- Only major roads can be
accurately detected
- Lanes and width of roads can
be measured
- Small and complex road
patterns are difficult to identify
- Small and complex road
patterns are mostly not visible
- Individual vehicles are visible
Recreation
- All objects can be clearly
identified
- Almost all objects can be
clearly identified
- Major objects can be identified
- Major objects can be identified
- Land use can be most easily
classified
- Land use more easily
classified
- Land use can be classified
- Land use can be classified
