A Supervised Approach to Delineate Built-Up Areas for Monitoring and Analysis of Settlements

Monitoring urban growth and measuring urban sprawl is essential for improving urban planning and development. In this paper, we introduce a supervised approach for the delineation of urban areas using commonly available topographic data and commercial GIS software. The method uses a supervised param...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Oliver Harig, Dirk Burghardt, Robert Hecht
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-08-01
Series:ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
Subjects:
GIS
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/5/8/137