Extracting contour lines from topographic maps based on cartography and graphics knowledge

This paper addresses the problem of contour line extraction from scanned topographic maps in poor condition. A novel method is developed, using knowledge of cartography and graphics to extract contours by removing other layers which overlay the contours, and reconstructing the contour lines. The con...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Wu, Rui-Qing, Cheng, Xi-Ran, Yang, Cun-Jian
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:Argentina
Institución:Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Repositorio:SEDICI (UNLP)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/9652
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/9652
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ciencias Informáticas
Cartografía
Graphics
extraction
contour line
knowledge base
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Sumario:This paper addresses the problem of contour line extraction from scanned topographic maps in poor condition. A novel method is developed, using knowledge of cartography and graphics to extract contours by removing other layers which overlay the contours, and reconstructing the contour lines. The contributions of this paper are the supplementation of the use of knowledge discovery for extraction on the scanned topographic maps. Examples are presented from diverse applications to show that the developed algorithm can work effectively.