Canscan — An Algorithm for Automatic Extraction of Canyons

This article introduces a novel algorithm for automatic extraction of canyons which was developed in the Department of the Remote Sensing and Land Information Systems at the University of Freiburg (FELIS). The algorithm detects canyons by means of user-defined dimension parameters and elevation info...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Barbara Koch, Nebojsa Balic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2009-07-01
Series:Remote Sensing
Subjects:
DTM
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/1/3/197/