A Semi-Automated Building Outline Tool (SABOT)

Scott Simmons; Mike Thompson; Deborah Lamb; Troy McKay; Herb Hirsch

doi:10.1117/12.2016677

23 May 2013 A Semi-Automated Building Outline Tool (SABOT)

Scott Simmons, Mike Thompson, Deborah Lamb, Troy McKay, Herb Hirsch

Proceedings Volume 8747, Geospatial InfoFusion III; 87470O (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2016677
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2013, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Abstract

Many Image Analysts (IAs) need to represent buildings of interest in imagery in a vector (feature) format, which is called “collecting” the buildings. Collecting is typically done by manually digitizing multiple points around building borders to form outlining polygons, and this can be a time-consuming and fatiguing endeavor. SABOT is a means to “click” once within a building’s image footprint, and automatically obtain the outline. We first describe the amount of imagery where buildings need to be collected, and the need to improve efficiency. Then we review technical challenges and how we addressed them. Next we present results from the current SABOT version. Finally we summarize improvements we anticipate to enhance and optimize SABOT’s performance.

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Scott Simmons, Mike Thompson, Deborah Lamb, Troy McKay, and Herb Hirsch "A Semi-Automated Building Outline Tool (SABOT)", Proc. SPIE 8747, Geospatial InfoFusion III, 87470O (23 May 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2016677

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