Abstract
A three-level paradigm for image understanding and object finding is described. The central new feature of this paradigm are two intermediate level processes that deal with high level abstract descriptions, as well as with low level entities on the digital picture. Any intermediate level process has access to digital data but produces symbolic tokens. The object finding system is controlled by a higher level symbolic process that uses knowledge-based reasoning.
To demonstrate the new paradigm we present its description in the limited domain of man-made objects on aerial photographs and an example of finding roads on aerial images is followed in detail.
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Meisels, A. (1990). Understanding Images by Reasoning in Levels. In: Pau, L.F. (eds) Mapping and Spatial Modelling for Navigation. NATO ASI Series, vol 65. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84215-3_10
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