| Title | Automatic Segmentation of Multi-Beam Data for Predictive Mapping of Benthic Habitats on the Chella Seamount (North-Eastern Alboran Sea, Western Mediterranean) |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2011 |
| Authors | Coiras E, Iacono CLo, Grácia E, Dañobeitia J, Sanz JLuis |
| Journal | IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing |
| Volume | 4 |
| Pagination | 809–813 |
| Date Published | dec |
| ISSN | 1939-1404 |
| Keywords | Acoustic imaging, automatic classification, benthic habitats, data fusion, marine geology |
| Abstract | A reliable and objective classification method has been produced for the differentiation of benthic habitats in the seamount regions of the North-Eastern Alboran Sea. Acoustic backscatter and depth measurements from multi-beam data are automatically fused and then classified using video transects of known cold-water coral ecosystems as ground-truth. Results of the classification reveal the locations of potentially similar habitats in the region, and could be used as a base map for the planning of future scientific campaigns in the area. © 2008 IEEE. |
| URL | http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-83655198294&partnerID=tZOtx3y1 |
| DOI | 10.1109/JSTARS.2011.2123874 |
