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Identification of Identification of Tree Locations in Tree Locations in

Geographic ImagesGeographic ImagesByBy

David T. BrownDavid T. Brown

Roger V. HoangRoger V. Hoang

Matthew R. SgambatiMatthew R. Sgambati

Frederick C. Harris, Jr.Frederick C. Harris, Jr.

OverviewOverview

VFireVFire CAVECAVE

ApplicationApplication Where it fits in VFireWhere it fits in VFire DesignDesign AbilitiesAbilities ResultsResults

AcknowledgementsAcknowledgements

STTC CAVE Project STTC CAVE Project (ARO# N61339-04-C-0072) (ARO# N61339-04-C-0072) at the Desert Research Instituteat the Desert Research Institute

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Wild-land fire simulatorWild-land fire simulator PurposePurpose

Study the behavior of wild-land firesStudy the behavior of wild-land fires Train fire crewsTrain fire crews

CAVE (Cave Automatic Virtual CAVE (Cave Automatic Virtual Environment)Environment)

CAVECAVE

CAVE: Head TrackingCAVE: Head Tracking

CAVE: Input DeviceCAVE: Input Device

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DesignDesign

Functional/Nonfunctional Functional/Nonfunctional RequirementsRequirements

Use Case DiagramUse Case Diagram System StructureSystem Structure ClassesClasses

Design: Use CaseDesign: Use Case

Design: System StructureDesign: System Structure

Design: ClassesDesign: Classes

CapabilitiesCapabilities

Use photo images to detect treesUse photo images to detect trees Use one or more templates to identify Use one or more templates to identify

treestrees Use Vegetation map to help identify Use Vegetation map to help identify

treestrees Use Vegetation map alone to Use Vegetation map alone to

randomly place treesrandomly place trees Overlay Photo image with Overlay Photo image with

Vegetation mapVegetation map

GUIGUI

ResultsResults

ConclusionConclusion

VFireVFire CAVECAVE

ApplicationApplication Where it fits in VFireWhere it fits in VFire DesignDesign AbilitiesAbilities ResultsResults

Future WorkFuture Work

Ability to delete large numbers of treesAbility to delete large numbers of trees Ability to change the highlighting colorsAbility to change the highlighting colors Ability Ability to change tuning parameters for to change tuning parameters for

the same template in different regionsthe same template in different regions Ability to detect artificial structuresAbility to detect artificial structures Speed up the applicationSpeed up the application Try to obtain images with less shadowsTry to obtain images with less shadows