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Remote Sensing and Urban Analysis: GISDATA 9

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A wide range of methodologies for the production and analysis of urban remote sensing data are outlined in this book. Surface models are considered for the analysis of integrated data sets, in which the scope of the applications is widened to consider the estimation of human population levels.

Author(s): Jean-Paul Donnay, Mike J. Barnsley, Paul A. Longley
Edition: 1
Publisher: CRC Press
Year: 2000

Language: English
Pages: 284

Book Cover......Page 1
Half-Title......Page 2
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
List of Figures......Page 8
List of Tables......Page 17
List of Contributors......Page 20
Preface......Page 24
GISDATA Series......Page 28
PART I INTRODUCTION......Page 29
1 Remote Sensing and Urban Analysis......Page 30
PART II THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE AND COMPOSITION OF URBAN AREAS......Page 43
2 Improving the Spatial Resolution of Remotely-Sensed Images by Means of Sensor Fusion: A General Solution Using the ARSIS Method......Page 44
3 Urban Pattern Characterization through Geostatistical Analysis of Satellite Images......Page 60
4 Recognizing Settlement Structure using Mathematical Morphology and Image Texture......Page 74
PART III FROM URBAN LAND COVER TO LAND USE......Page 89
5 Modified Maximum-Likelihood Classification Algorithms and their Application to Urban Remote Sensing......Page 90
6 Image Segmentation for Change Detection in Urban Environments......Page 112
7 Inferring Urban Land Use by Spatial and Structural Pattern Recognition......Page 130
8 Urban Agglomeration Delimitation using Remote Sensing Data......Page 159
PART IV DEFINING URBAN POPULATIONS OVER SPACE AND TIME......Page 175
9 Measuring Urban Morphology using Remotely-Sensed Imagery......Page 176
10 Predicting Temporal Patterns in Urban Development from Remote Imagery......Page 197
11 Modelling Geographical Distributions in Urban Areas......Page 217
12 Geographical Analysis of the Population of Fast-Growing Cities in the Third World......Page 236
PART V EPILOGUE......Page 254
13 Remote Sensing and Urban Analysis: A Research Agenda......Page 255
Index......Page 268