The extraction of landslides in a satellite image using a digital elevation model

Landslides in the landscape exhibit predictable properties of shape, structure and orientation. These properties are reflected to varying degrees in their depiction in a satellite image. Landslides can be isolated along with similar objects in a digital image using differential and template operato...

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Main Author: Donahue, John Patrick
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/26695