Skip to main content

Knowledge-based road network extraction on SPOT satellite images

  • Knowledge-Based Methods
  • Conference paper
  • First Online:
Book cover Pattern Recognition (PAR 1988)

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science ((LNCS,volume 301))

Included in the following conference series:

Abstract

Automated delineation of linear cultural structures can help to improve the classification of remotely-sensed images. This topic also provides an excellent testbed for knowledge-based computer vision research. In this paper, a road network extraction system, useful on SPOT satellite images, is described. By applying semantic model-fitting operators, an initial spatial segmentation is obtained. To analyse the resulting primal road network, declaratively stated knowledge about generic appearances of roads and crossroads on SPOT images is used. As a result a more detailed description of the network can be obtained. Advantages and drawbacks of the use of existing knowledge base tools for this computer vision task are reported.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Institutional subscriptions

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

References

  1. Destival, I. Le Men, H. Detection of linear networks on satelitte images Proc. 8th. Int. Conf. Pat. Rec. 86 (1986) 856–858

    Google Scholar 

  2. Fischler, M. Tenenbaum, J. Wolf, H. Detection of roads and linear structures in low-resolution aerial imagery using a multisource knowledge integrating technique Com. Gr. Im. Pr. 15 (1981) 201–223

    Google Scholar 

  3. Fischler, M. Firschein, O. The eye, the brain and the computer Addison Wesley 1987

    Google Scholar 

  4. Fua, P. Hanson, A. J. Resegmentation using generic shape: locating general cultural objects PR Letters 5 (1987) 243–252

    Article  Google Scholar 

  5. Parikh, J. A. Automatic Techniques for Extraction of Geological Fracture Patterns Pattern Recognition in Practice II (1986) 373–383

    Google Scholar 

  6. Tailor, A. et al. Knowledge-based interpretation of remotely sensed images Image and Vision Comp. 4.2 (1986) 67–83

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. Van Cleynenbreugel, J. et al. Knowledge-based improvement of automatic image interpretation for restricted scenes: two case studies submitted for publication to Image and Vision Comp. (april 1987)

    Google Scholar 

  8. Wang, F. Newkirk, R. A Knowledge-based System for Highway Network Extraction Proc. IGARSS 87 (1987) 343–347

    Google Scholar 

  9. Yee, B. An Expert System for Planimetric Feature Extraction Proc. IGARSS 87 (1987) 321–325

    Google Scholar 

  10. Zhu, M. Yeh, P. Automatic Road Network Detection on Aerial Photographs Proc. IEEE CVPR 86 (1986) 34–40

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Editor information

J. Kittler

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 1988 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg

About this paper

Cite this paper

Van Cleynenbreugel, J., Fierens, F., Suetens, P., Oosterlinck, A. (1988). Knowledge-based road network extraction on SPOT satellite images. In: Kittler, J. (eds) Pattern Recognition. PAR 1988. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 301. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-19036-8_35

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-19036-8_35

  • Published:

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-540-19036-3

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-540-38947-7

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

Publish with us

Policies and ethics