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Title:
Multi-scale segmentation of Venus SAR images using a modified watershed.

Author(s):
Moreels Pierre, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Smrekar Suzanne E., NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Paper abstract
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We develop an application to identify and characterize polygonal features in SAR images, based on a watershed algorithm, modified for a good robustness to radar noise. Our system performs a multi-scale analysis of the image. Oversegmentation is prevented by a selection of outstanding contours; regions with less prominent contours are merged This analysis is applied to Venus images from the Magellan mission. The system makes the distinction between polygonal and non-polygonal areas, and analyzes the polygon characteristics.
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