Development Of Algorithms For The Study Of The Image In Digital Form For Satellite Applications: Extraction Of A Road Network And Its Nodes

In this paper we propose a novel methodology for extracting a road network and its nodes from satellite images of Algeria country. This developed technique is a progress of our previous research works. It is founded on the information theory and the mathematical morphology; the information theory and the mathematical morphology are combined together to extract and link the road segments to form a road network and its nodes. We therefore have to define objects as sets of pixels and to study the shape of these objects and the relations that exist between them. In this approach, geometric and radiometric features of roads are integrated by a cost function and a set of selected points of a crossing road. Its performances were tested on satellite images of Algeria country. {"references": ["Z. Nougrara, A. Benyettou, and N.I. Bachari, \"Methodology for road\nnetwork extraction in satellite image, '' International Publication.\nJournal of Applied Sciences, 2006, 6(10), (ISSN 1812-5654), pp. 2185-\n2192.", "Z. Nougrara, \"Contribution \u00e0 l'\u00e9laboration d'un syst\u00e8me d'information\ndu r\u00e9seau routier \u00e0 partir des images satellitaires,'' Th\u00e8se de Doctorat en\nSciences en informatique, Dept. Informatique, Universit\u00e9 des Sciences et\nde la Technologie d'Oran d'Alg\u00e9rie, D\u00e9cembre 2009.", "Z. Nougrara, A. Benyettou, A. Abdellaoui, and N.I. Bachari,\n\"Developmennt of georeferenced database of an extracted road network\nand its nodes from satellite imagery over Algeria sites,'' A.M.S.E\nJournal of Advances in Modelling Signal Processing and Pattern\nRecognition, 2011, vol. 54, Issue2.", "Z. Nougrara, A. Benyettou, A. Abdellaoui, and N.I. Bachari, \"An\napproach for an extracted road network and its nodes from satellite\nimagery and a model of integration of obtained results in a geographical\ninformation system GIS,'' International publication. Australian journal\nof basic and applied sciences, 2011, ISSN 1991-8178, 5(11): 1831-1837.", "Z. Nougrara, A. Benyettou, A. Abedellaoui, and N.I. Bachari,\n''Development of a georeferenced database of an extracted road network\nand its nodes from digital images,'' International conference on\ncomputer electrical, and systems sciences, and engineering, WASET\nWorld Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, Paris-France,\n2011, issue 77, June 24-26.", "Z. Nougrara, A. Benyettou, A. Abdellaoui, and N.I. Bachari. ''Towards\nan automation of a method of an extracted road network and its nodes\nfrom satellite images of Algeria sites,'' International communication.\nInternational conference on computer graphics and image processing,\nWASET World Academy of Science Engineering and Technology, Paris\n(France), 2012, Issue 66, June 27-28.", "X. Lin, Z. Liu, J. Zhang, and J. Shen, \"Combining multiple algorithms\nfor road network tracking from multiple source remotely sensed\nimagery: a practical system and performance evaluation, '', Sensors\n2009, 9, 1237-1258; doi:10.3390/S90201237, 2009.", "J. Hu, A. Razdau, J.C. Femiani, M. Cui, and P. Wonka, '' Road network\nextraction and intersection detection from aerial images by tracking road\nfootprints'', IEEE Transaction on Geosciences and Remote Sensing, vol.\n45, no. 12, December 2007.", "D. Li, ''Remotely sensed images and GIS data fusion for automatic\nchange detection'', International Journal of Image and Data Fusion, vol.\n1, no. 1, march 2010, 99-108, 2010."]}