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Semi-automatic detection and counting of oil palm trees from high spatial resolution airborne imagery


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Mohd Shafri, Helmi Zulhaidi and Hamdan, Nasrulhapiza and Saripan, M. Iqbal (2011) Semi-automatic detection and counting of oil palm trees from high spatial resolution airborne imagery. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 32 (8). pp. 2095-2115. ISSN 0143-1161; ESSN: 1366-5901

Abstract

Plantation inventory and management require a range of fine-scale remote-sensing data. Remote-sensing images with high spatial and spectral resolution are an efficient source of such information. This article presents an approach to the extraction and counting of oil palm trees from high spatial resolution airborne imagery data. Counting oil palm trees is a crucial problem in specific agricultural areas, especially in Malaysia. The proposed scheme comprises six major parts: (1) discrimination of oil palms from non-oil palms using spectral analysis, (2) texture analysis, (3) edge enhancement, (4) segmentation process, (5) morphological analysis and (6) blob analysis. The average accuracy obtained was 95%, which indicates that high spatial resolution airborne imagery data with an appropriate assessment technique have the potential to provide us with vital information for oil palm plantation management. Information on the number of oil palm trees is crucial to the ability of plantation management to assess the value of the plantation and to monitor its production.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.1080/01431161003662928
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Keywords: Forestry; Image resolution; Remote sensing; Airborne imagery
Depositing User: Nabilah Mustapa
Date Deposited: 30 Nov 2015 08:51
Last Modified: 26 Oct 2018 02:28
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23073
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