Semi automatic road extraction from a pair of digital aerial images using epipolar geometry and dynamic programming

Authors

  • RODRIGO BEZERRA DE ARAÚJO GALLIS
  • ALUIR PORFÍRIO DAL POZ
  • RICARDO LUIS BARBOSA
  • JOÃO FERNANDO CUSTÓDIO DA SILVA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/bcg.v12i1.5317

Keywords:

Rodovia, Extração Semi-automática, Programação Dinâmica, Geometria Epipolar, Roads, Semi-automatic road extraction, Dynamic programming, Epipolar geometry

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to introduce a methodology for semi-automatic road extraction from aerial digital image pairs by using dynamic programming and epipolar geometry. The method uses both images from where each road feature pair is extracted. The operator identifies the corresponding road features and s/he selects sparse seed points along them. After all road pairs have been extracted, epipolar geometry is applied to determine the automatic point-to-point correspondence between each correspondent feature. Finally, each correspondent road pair is georeferenced by photogrammetric intersection. Experiments were made with rural aerial images. The results led to the conclusion that the methodology is robust and efficient, even in the presence of shadows of trees and buildings or other irregularities.

Published

2006-06-23

How to Cite

GALLIS, R. B. D. A., DAL POZ, A. P., BARBOSA, R. L., & DA SILVA, J. F. C. (2006). Semi automatic road extraction from a pair of digital aerial images using epipolar geometry and dynamic programming. Bulletin of Geodetic Sciences, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/bcg.v12i1.5317

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