Schools of fish, flocks of birds, and swarms of insects are examples of three-dimensional
aggregation. Covering both invertebrate and vertebrate species, the authors investigate this …

This dissertation addresses the topic of automatic Digital Surface Model (DSM) generation
from linear array images. Research on this issue is mainly motivated by the following facts …

This paper presents a fast and reliable stereo matching algorithm which produces a dense
disparity map by using fast cross correlation, rectangular subregioning (RSR) and 3D …

Stereo matching is important in the area of computer vision and photogrammetry. This paper
presents a fast stereo matching algorithm which produces a dense disparity map by using a …

In order to solve spatial analysis problems, nowadays a huge amount of digital data sets can
be accessed: cadastral, topographic, geologic, and environmental data, in addition to all …

ABSTRACT A 3D forest monitoring system, called FORSAT (a sat ellite very high resolution
image processing platform for for est assessment), was developed for the extraction of 3D …

ABSTRACT We sketch Friedrich Ackermann's research program following the concept of
Imre Lakatos, with some historical key developments in the theory and application of …

Scoliosis causes mild to severe spinal deformities. The disease progression can be
measured using X-ray images of the associated spinal deformities in terms of angles and …

Classical shape from shading (SFS) is based on the analysis of the intensity values of a
single digital image in order to derive three dimensional information of the depicted scene. It …

Stereo matching is important in the area of computer vision and photogrammetry. This paper
presents a fast and reliable stereo matching algorithm which produces a dense disparity …