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Object-Based Image Analysis and Treaty Verification

New Approaches in Remote Sensing - Applied to Nuclear Facilities in Iran

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  • © 2008

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Authors:
  1. Sven Nussbaum

    1. Systems Analysis and Technical Evaluation, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany

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  2. Gunter Menz

    1. Department of Geography, University of Bonn, Germany

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  • New object-based methodology breaking with the pixel paradigm
  • New methodologies for pre-processing, feature analysis, classification and change detection
  • Satellite images of Iranian nuclear facilities

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVI
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction

      • Sven Nussbaum, Gunter Menz
      Pages 1-14

  3. Basic Principles

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15
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    2. Satellite Imagery and Methods of Remote Sensing

      • Sven Nussbaum, Gunter Menz
      Pages 17-27

    3. eCognition Image Analysis Software

      • Sven Nussbaum, Gunter Menz
      Pages 29-39

    4. Change Detection

      • Sven Nussbaum, Gunter Menz
      Pages 41-47

  4. Object-Based Analysis and Change Detection

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 48-48
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    2. SEaTH – A New Tool for Feature Analysis

      • Sven Nussbaum, Gunter Menz
      Pages 51-62

    3. Preprocessing of Very-High-Resolution RS Data

      • Sven Nussbaum, Gunter Menz
      Pages 63-83

    4. Object-Based Analysis of Iranian Nuclear Facilities

      • Sven Nussbaum, Gunter Menz
      Pages 85-122

    5. Combined Change Detection at NFRPC Esfahan

      • Sven Nussbaum, Gunter Menz
      Pages 123-139

    6. Summary and Conclusions

      • Sven Nussbaum, Gunter Menz
      Pages 141-150

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 151-170
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With the launch of very high-resolution satellite sensors at the beginning of this decade (e.g. IKONOS, OrbView, QUICKBIRD) many important new remote se- ing applications have been developed. Major progress has been demonstrated in the accurate detection, identi?cation and analysis of small-scale, site-speci?c f- tures, including critical commercial and industrial facilities such as nuclear power plants. According to IAEA Director-General and 2005 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei, the provision of the necessary information and guarantees for monitoring the Iranian nuclear programme is an urgent priority for the future. Today, satellite imagery analysis is an integral part of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) safeguards and veri?cations efforts and high-resolution commercial satellite imagery is an important component of this process. Several international studies have proven the usefulness and documented the - plicability of remotely sensed data for site veri?cation purposes. Recent important developments in satellite sensor capabilities and innovations in analytic techniques make it clear that this “hardware-software-complex” is changing and improving rapidly. This book documents the latest developments in satellite data analysis and comprehensively describes the process of extracting information from space-borne sensor data for site veri?cation purposes.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Systems Analysis and Technical Evaluation, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany

    Sven Nussbaum

  • Department of Geography, University of Bonn, Germany

    Gunter Menz

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