Automated Extraction of the Archaeological Tops of Qanat Shafts from VHR Imagery in Google Earth

Automated Extraction of the Archaeological Tops of Qanat Shafts from VHR Imagery in Google Earth

Qanats in northern Xinjiang of China provide valuable information for agriculturists and anthropologists who seek fundamental understanding of the distribution of qanat water supply systems with regard to water resource utilization, the development of oasis agriculture, and eventually climate change...

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Main Authors: Lei Luo, Xinyuan Wang, Huadong Guo, Chuansheng Liu, Jie Liu, Li Li, Xiaocui Du, Guoquan Qian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-12-01
Series:Remote Sensing
Subjects:
qanats
extraction
archaeological traces
circular Hough transform
Google Earth
very high resolution
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/6/12/11956

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