A Computational Approach to Fractal Analysis of a Cityscape's Skyline

This study proposes a semi-automated approach for cityscape analysis which is based on calculating the fractal dimension of a cityscape's skyline. A software tool was developed which consists of an intensity-based skyline extraction module combined with a box-counting approach for calculation o...

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Published in:	Architectural science review Vol. 52; no. 2; pp. 126 - 134
Main Authors:	Chalup, Stephan K., Henderson, Naomi, Ostwald, Michael J., Wiklendt, Lukasz
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Taylor & Francis Group 01-06-2009
Subjects:	Cityscape Computer programs Cranes Fractal analysis Fractal dimension Fractals Image processing Mathematical analysis Obstacles Sky segmentation Skyline
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