This book brings together a collection of invited interdisciplinary perspectives
on the recent topic of Object-based Image Analysis (OBIA). Its content
is based on select papers from the 1st OBIA International Conference
held in Salzburg in July 2006, and is enriched by several invited chapters.
All submissions have passed through a blind peer-review process resulting
in what we believe is a timely volume of the highest scientific, theoretical
and technical standards.