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Integration of LiDAR and QuickBird Data for Automatic Landslide Detection Using Object-Based Analysis and Random Forests

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Landslide inventories are indispensable in producing landslide susceptibility, hazard, and risk maps. Landslide inventory maps are produced by detecting landslide locations or scarps.

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    Biswajeet Pradhan, Maher Ibrahim Seeni & Haleh Nampak

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Pradhan, B., Seeni, M.I., Nampak, H. (2017). Integration of LiDAR and QuickBird Data for Automatic Landslide Detection Using Object-Based Analysis and Random Forests. In: Pradhan, B. (eds) Laser Scanning Applications in Landslide Assessment. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55342-9_4

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