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[Recognition of landscape characteristic scale based on two-dimension wavelet analysis].
Yan-Ni Gao1, Wei Chen, Xing-Yuan He
1Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China. yunitongxing1984@sina.com
Ying Yong Sheng Tai Xue Bao = the Journal of Applied Ecology
|September 30, 2010
Summary
Two-dimension wavelet analysis effectively identified landscape scales in Shenyang. Different wavelet bases (Haar, Daubechies, Symlet) proved optimal for urban, peri-urban, and rural areas, enhancing scale recognition.
Area of Science:
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- Remote Sensing
- Image Analysis
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