ADVANCES IN THE APPLICATION OF MATHEMATICAL MORPHOLOGY IN SPATIAL DATA PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS
Zhuowei Hu, Huili Gong, Xiaojuan Li, Zhao Wen-ji · 2006
Mathematical morphology originated in 1960s. It uses a structuring element to measure and extract corresponding objects in images. The purpose is to analyze and identify these images. Mathematical morphology can be widely applied in geoscience because not only the research object but also the data format in geoscience research is so consistent with mathematical morphology. This article sets out from the theory of mathematical morphology and probes the cardinal application in geoscience. Aiming at the complexity of earth observation data, we discussed the suitability of mathematical morphology in geoscience research. The prospect of application of mathematical morphology in geoscience was expected. * Corresponding author.