Satellite image of the Dadaab camp in Kenya taken in June 2015, when the camp was home to more than 400,000 Somali refugees. Image © DigitalGlobe
Polygons and underlying dwelling extraction created by
eCognition and inserted into Google Earth. Different colors depict
variations in population density at Minawao.
the software to automatically recognize and classify
individual features within an image. The software can
differentiate dwellings from other camp buildings such
as food stations and medical facilities. By revising the
rule-sets Tiede can adapt eCognition to account for
different conditions in vegetation and colors of tents,
structures and the ground.
