Open AccessLinking geomorphic systems theory and remote sensing : a conceptual approach to Alpine landform detection (Reintal, Bavarian Alps, Germany)
Author(s) -
Nora Jennifer Schneevoigt,
Lothar Schrott
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
geographica helvetica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 2194-8798
pISSN - 0016-7312
DOI - 10.5194/gh-61-181-2006
Subject(s) - landform , digital elevation model , advanced spaceborne thermal emission and reflection radiometer , remote sensing , geology , geographic information system , geomorphology , geography , physical geography , cartography , computer science
Although the global importance of high mountains isincreasingly being recognised, their geomorphic process System has not been completely understood as yet.While Systems theory and geographical informationSystems (GIS) approaches have been long-serving inalpine geomorphology, the implementation of remotesensing (RS) tools is still rare. However, objeet-oriented image analysis lends itself to alpine applications,as it unites the benefits of RS and GIS. The Systemsapproach and the object-oriented classification of anASTER satellite scene with digital elevation information are parallelized in the Reintal (Bavarian Alps). Ina hierarchical, multiscale data segmentation and Classification, alpine landforms can be detected with highaccuracy. Hence, RS techniques represent a valuabletool for high mountain geomorphology