APPLICATIONS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNIQUES TO REMOTE SENSING∗

∗;The authors wish to thank John Jensen and Catherine Hosage for their in-depth reviews of this work; their comments were most helpful. Partial funding for this research was provided by NASA NGT 05-010-802 and NAGW-455.

Remote sensing is a geographic analysis tool capable of producing large quantities of data in the spectral, temporal and spatial domains. Techniques for automating the image analysis process would be advanced by the inclusion of artificial intelligence techniques in the design of image processing systems. The remote sensing application which show promise for successful implementation of artificial intelligence techniques are intelligent onboard processing, advanced database interrogation, and the automated analysis of multispectral imagery.

Key Words:

• remote sensing
• artificial intelligence
• expert systems
• image analysis

Notes

∗;The authors wish to thank John Jensen and Catherine Hosage for their in-depth reviews of this work; their comments were most helpful. Partial funding for this research was provided by NASA NGT 05-010-802 and NAGW-455.