Abstract
A method is presented for the automatic identification of lost or undiscovered archaeological sites in Egypt by using shape detection techniques on satellite imagery superposed in a GIS environment. For an area of interest, the EO data available from various satellites is pre-processed and from historical plans a shape file of the archaeological structure of interest is produced. A shape detection algorithm employing a shape matched operator is applied to the EO image to produce a
detection image identifying the most probable location of the archaeological structure of interest. The shapematched operator employed is the derivative of double exponential (DODE) operator. The final product is a GIS data set assembled as a list of required features and layers, all converted and processed in the same Geographical Reference System.
detection image identifying the most probable location of the archaeological structure of interest. The shapematched operator employed is the derivative of double exponential (DODE) operator. The final product is a GIS data set assembled as a list of required features and layers, all converted and processed in the same Geographical Reference System.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication date | 2007 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Publication status | Published - 2007 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | ENVISAT Symposium 2007 - Montreux, Switzerland Duration: 23 Apr 2007 → 27 Apr 2007 http://envisat.esa.int/envisatsymposium/ |
Conference
| Conference | ENVISAT Symposium 2007 |
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| Country/Territory | Switzerland |
| City | Montreux |
| Period | 23/04/2007 → 27/04/2007 |
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