Title :
Digital Detection of Pits, Peaks, Ridges, and Ravines
Author :
Johnston, Emily G. ; Rosenfeld, Azriel
Author_Institution :
Computer Science Center, University of Maryland, College Park, Md. 20742.; Computer Sciences Corp., Silver Spring, Md.
fDate :
7/1/1975 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A method of detecting pits, peaks, ridges, and ravines on a digital array of terrain elevation data is described. The methods used are based on algorithms designed to detect bright and dark spots or streaks in pictures.
Keywords :
Algorithm design and analysis; Computer science; Educational institutions; Pattern recognition; Production; Quality control; Scattering; Silver; Springs; Statistics;
Journal_Title :
Systems, Man and Cybernetics, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TSMC.1975.5408443
