VOLUME 71, NUMBER 6
PHOTOGRAMMETRIC ENGINEERING & REMOTE
SENSING
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR PHOTOGRAMMETRY
AND REMOTE SENSING
Cover Image
Cover image is provided courtesy
of Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografie di Geofisica Sperimentale (OGS)
of Italy. The image is a reconstructed,
digital elevation of the
historical center and coastline of
Trieste, Italy, captured using an airborne
lidar sensor. The image was
analyzed for a recent flood impact
study. OGS works extensively with
lidar imagery to better understand
geomorphology and recently
worked with RSI to develop a new
tool for processing lidar data based
on RSI’s IDL technology, called iLiDAR.
Analysis of population density and vegetation distribution
for several cities shows a strong correspondence
in cities with high population density but considerable
regional variability that precludes simple
spectral classifications of land cover.
A discussion of the incorporation of straight lines for
automatic calibration of digital cameras with quantitative
assessment of camera stability for mapping
purposes.
Analysis of neighborhood systems that are commonly
used for lidar data and a proposed new method that
is more suitable for the information carried with thelaser data.