Automatic Boat Identification System for VIIRS Low Light Imaging Data

The ability for satellite sensors to detect lit fishing boats has been known since the 1970s. However, the use of the observations has been limited by the lack of an automatic algorithm for reporting the location and brightness of offshore lighting features arising from boats. An examination of lit...

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Main Authors: Christopher D. Elvidge, Mikhail Zhizhin, Kimberly Baugh, Feng-Chi Hsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-03-01
Series:Remote Sensing
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/7/3/3020