1st International Conference on Object-based Image Analysis (OBIA 2006)

Workshop proceedings

Stefan Lang, Thomas Blaschke & Elisabeth Schöpfer (Editors)


Opening session

S. LANG AND T. BLASCHKE: Bridging Remote Sensing and GIS – which are the main supportive pillars?

M. BAATZ: And where does it come from? (Abstract)

G. HAY AND G. CASTILLA: Object-based image analysis: strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT)



 Keynote

J. BEQUIGNON: GMES - integrated geo-information services in support of European policies



 Potential and problems of multiscale representation

P. CORCORAN AND A. WINSTANLEY: Using texture to tackle the problem of scale in land-cover classification

G. KAISER AND T. BAUER: Multiscale landscape representation derived from remote sensing images using spatial subpixel models and combinatorial maps

D. TIEDE, S. LANG AND CH. HOFFMANN:Supervised and forest type-specific multi-scale segmentation for a one-level-representation of single trees



 Automated classification, mapping and updating techniques - Agriculture

J. ADAMCYK: Automated mapping and updating techniques in transboundary East European UNESCO Biosphere Reserves development

J. CHMIEL: Example of object based approach in land cover classification of VHR satellite image for agricultural areas (Abstract)

C. DELENNE, G. RABATEL, V. AGURTO AND M. DESHAYES: Vine plot detection in aerial images using Fourier analysis

T. FISETTE R. CHENIER, M. MALOLEY, PY. GASSER, T. HUFFMAN, L. WHITE, R. OGSTON AND A. ELGARAWANY: Methodology for a Canadian agricultural land cover classification

A. OZDARICI AND M. TURKER: Field-based classification of agricultural crops using multi-scale images

E. TARANTINO AND M. CAPRIOLI: Multiscale representation of brownfield sites with IKONOS imagery (Abstract)

M. TURKER AND E.H. KOK: Developing an integrated system for the extraction of sub-fields within agricultural parcels from remote sensing images



 Automated classification, mapping and updating techniques - Forest

P. CORONA, G. CHIRICI, A. LAMONACA AND R. BERTINI.: Segmentation based analysis of high resolution remotely sensed data for forest diversity characterization (Abstract)

B. DESCLEE, C. DE WASSEIGE, P. BOGAERT AND P. DEFOURNY: Tropical forest monitoring by object-based change detection: Towards an automated method in an operational perspective

M. FÖRSTER AND B. KLEINSCHMIT: Integration of ancillary information into object-based Classification for Detection of Forest Structures and habitats

F. HAJEK: Object analysis of Ikonos XS and pan-sharpened imagery in comparison for purpose of tree species estimation

S. HESE AND C. SCHMULLIUS: Object context information for advanced forest change classification strategies

M. KIM AND M. MADDEN: Determination of optimal scale parameters for alliance-level forest classification of multispectral Ikonos images

G. MALLINIS, D. KARAMANOLIS, M. KARTERIS AND I. GITAS: An object oriented approach for the discrimination of forest areas under the criteria of forest legislation in Greece using very high resolution data

J. RADOUX AND P. DEFOURNY: Influence of image segmentation parameters on positional and spectral quality of the derived objects

E.B. SCHULTZ, T.G. MATNEY, D.L. EVANS AND I. FUJISAKI: A Landsat stand basal area classification suitable for automating stratification of forest into statistically efficient strata

C. THIEL, C. WEISE, T. RIEDEL AND C. SCHMULLIUS: Object based classification of L-Band SAR data for the delineation of forest cover maps and the devection of deforestation

L.P.C. VERBEKE, F.M.B. VAN COILLIE AND R.R. DE WULF: Object based forest stand density estimation from very high resolution optical imagery using wavelet based texture measures



 Automated classification, mapping and updating techniques - Generic aspects

M. ARGANY AND J. AMINI: Artificial neural networks for improvement of classification accuracy in Landsat ETM+ images (Abstract)

T. BAUER AND G. KAISER: Knowledge Transfer - Formalising an interpretation key

J.S. BLUNDELL AND D.W. OPITZ: Object-recognition and feature extraction from imagery: The Feature Analyst Approach

H.-J. HWANG AND K. LEE: Classification accuracy of wavelet-based fusion image with texture filtering using high resolution satellite images

Z. JIA AND X. LIU: Study and application of a multi-resolution hierarchy remote sensing image classification (Abstract)

P. MARPU. I. NIEMEYER AND R. GLOAGUEN: A procedure for automatic object-based classification

I. NIEMEYER: Object-based change detection - an unsupervised approach (Abstract)

S. NUSSBAUM, I. NIEMEYER AND M.J. CANTY: SEATH - A new tool for automated feature extraction in the context of object-based image analysis

D.W. OPITZ, R. RAO AND J.S. BLUNDELL: Automated 3-D feature extraction from terrestrial and airborne LiDAR

P. SERRUYS: Increased production chain efficiency using object based image analysis: a case study (Abstract)

A. TZOTSOS: A support vector machine approach for object based image analysis

A. TZOTSOS, C. IOSIFIDIS AND D. ARGIALAS: Integrating texture features into a region-based multi-scale image segmentation algorithm

F.M.B. VAN COILLE, L.P.C. VERBEKE AND R.R. DE WULF: Semi-automated forest stand delineation using wavelet-based segmentation of very high resolution optical imagery in Flanders, Belgium

H-Y. YOO AND K. LEE: Variographic Analysis of Multi-Source Remotely Sensed Imageries by Wavelet-based Approaches



 Automated classification, mapping and updating techniques - Geology, soil, natural resources

J. BANGATE: Classification methods for preventive analysis of tropical slope systems: Mapping Leyte's pre disaster environment with ASTER imagery (Abstract)

S. HESE AND C. SCHMULLIUS: Object oriented oil spill contamination mapping in West Siberia with Quickbird data

O.D. MAVRANTZA AND D.P. ARGIALAS: Object-oriented image analysis for the identification of geologic lineaments

E. SUMER AND M. TURKER: An integrated earthquake damage detection system

R. TORRA: Application of Landsat TM 5 images to supervised and non-supervised classifications in the northeastern region of Argentina (South America). Creating proxies to automatic natural resources monitoring in mid-detail scales (Abstract)



 Automated classification, mapping and updating techniques - Habitats, species, reserves

R. DÍAZ VARELA, P. REGO AND M. IGLESIAS: Tracking environmental impacts and habitat fragmentation on coastal protected areas through object oriented analysis. Identification and categorization of linear disturbances in Corrubedo Natural Park (NW Iberian Peninsula)

A. GHORBANI, D. BRUCE AND F. TIVER: Stratification: a problem in rangeland monitoring

F. LANGAR, E. IVITS-WASSER, B. KOCH: Detection of FFH areas in forests with the assistance of remote sensing and GIS in Thuringia (Abstract)

M. PREINER, E. WEINKE AND S. LANG: Two structure-related strategies for automatically delineating and classifying habitats in an alpine environment

N. STACH, C. BARNERIAS AND A. DOMMANGET: Hedges and tree rows detection with E-Cognition for the use of the French national forest inventory (Abstract)

J. URBANSKI: Using ArcGIS Model Builder for object-based image classification of seagrass meadows



 Automated classification, mapping and updating techniques - Land use / land cover

A.P. CARLEER AND E. WOLFF: Region-based classification potential for land-cover classification with very high spatial resolution satellite data

L. DURIEUX, J. KROPACEK, G.D. DE GRANDI AND F. ACHARD: Object-oriented wavelet multi-resolution image analysis of the Siberian GBFM radar mosaic combined with MERIS imagery for continental scale land cover mapping

N. KAMAGATA, K. HARA, M. MORI, Y. AKAMATSU, Y. LI and Y. HOSHINO: A new method of vegetation mapping by object-based classification using high resolution satellite data

S. LEVICK AND K.H. ROGERS: LiDAR and object-based image analysis as tools for monitoring the structural diversity of savanna vegetation

J.D. LUSCIER, W.L. THOMPSON, J.M. WILSON, B.E. GORHAM AND L.D. DRAGUT: Using digital photographs and object-based image analysis to estimate percent ground cover in vegetation plots (Abstract)

M. MADDEN, T. JORDAN AND M. KIM: Object-based segmentation of cultural and natural landscapes using landscape models to derive contextual classification (Abstract)

O. MAVRANTZA, E. CHAROU AND M. STEFOULI: Object-oriented image analysis of land cover for multi-temporal monitoring. Case study: Zakynthos Island, Greece (Abstract)

M. MÜTERTHIES AND O. BUCK: DeCOVER - Developing a methodology to update land cover data for public authorities in Germany (Abstract)

T. RIEDEL, C. THIEL AND C. SCHMULLIUS: An object-based classification procedure for the derivation of broad land cover classes using both optical and SAR data

G. SMITH: The development of integrated object-based analysis of EO data within UK national land cover products

R. VICENS AND C. FABER: Object-based image analysis for meso-scale approach: The experience of landcover mapping of the Brazilian Coastal Rainforest Biome (Abstract)



 Automated classification, mapping and updating techniques - LiDAR

F. KRESSLER AND K. STEINNOCHER: Image data and LiDAR - an ideal combination matched by object-oriented analysis

B. MAIER, D. TIEDE AND L. DORREN: Assessing mountain forest structure using airborne laser scanning and landscape metrics

M. RUTZINGER, B. HÖFLE, N. PFEIFER, T. GEIST AND J. STÖTTER: Object based analysis of airborne laser scanning data for natural hazard purposes using open source components



 Automated classification, mapping and updating techniques - Urban

P. HOFMANN, J. STROBL, T. BLASCHKE AND H. KUX: Detecting informal settlements from QuickBird data in Rio de Janeiro using an object based approach

A. JACQUIN, L. MISAKOVA AND M. GAY: The potential use of very high spatial resolution data and object-based classification for mapping urban sprawl (Abstract)

M. KAMPOURAKI, G.A. WOOD AND T. BREWER: The application of remote sensing to identify and measure sealed areas in urban environments

H. KUX AND E. ARAÚJO: Multi-temporal object-oriented classifications and analysis of Quickbird scenes at a metropolitan area in Brazil (Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State)

H. KUX AND C. PINHO: Object-oriented analysis of high-resolution satellite images for intra-urban land cover classification: case study in São José dos campos, São Paulo State, Brazil

A. MARCHESI, R. COLOMBO AND P. VALENTINI: Application of high spatial resolution satellite imagery for urban environment mapping

R.A.A. NOBREGA, C.G. O'HARA AND J.A. QUINTANILHA: Detecting roads in informal settlements surrounding Sao Paulo City by using object-based classification

J. RICNY: A-priori information driven model for road segmentation in high resolution images

S. YOKOTA AND K. TAKEUCHI: Study on the relationship between landscape characteristics of fragmented urban green spaces and distribution of urban butterflies - Application of object-based satellite image analysis



 Automated classification, mapping and updating techniques - Wetlands

M. GRENIER, A.-M. DEMERS, S. LABRECQUE, M. BENOIT, R. FOURNIER AND B. DROLET: Wetland mapping using object-oriented classification, a multi-scale approach for the Canadian Wetland Inventory (CWI) initiative (Abstract)

M. KELLY AND K. TUXEN: Integrating Lidar and CIR imagery for mapping tidal wetlands: an object-based approach (Abstract)

T. LÜBKER AND G. SCHAAB: Large area QuickBird imagery for object-based image analysis in Western Kenya: pre-processing difficulties, workarounds and resulting benefits as well as (first) segmentation strategies



 Adaptation and further development

R.Q. FEITOSA, G.A.O.P. COSTA AND T.B. CAZES: A genetic approach for the automatic adaptation of segmentation parameters

R. DE KOK: Sequential processing of image objects and its consequences for automatic analysis

M. EHLERS, A. GREIWE AND D. TOMOWSKI: On segment based image fusion

M. NEUBERT, H. HEROLD AND G. MEINEL: Evaluation of remote sensing image segmentation quality - further results and concepts

R.A.A. NOBREGA AND C.G. O'HARA: Segmentation and object extraction from anisotropic diffusion filtered LiDAR intensity data

W. LÜCK: An object oriented data model for a high end land cover classification product (Abstract)

J. SCHIEWE AND M. GÄHLER: Modelling uncertainty in high resolution remotely sensed scenes using a fuzzy logic approach

E. SCHÖPFER AND S. LANG: Object fate analysis - a virtual overlay method for the categorisation of object transition and object-based accuracy assessment


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