Building Height Estimation from GF-2 Image based on Morphological Shadow Index

GF-2 is a high resolution earth observing satellite with sub\|meter resolution which is developed by our own technique.To estimate urban building height based on GF\|2 remote sensing image combined with the idea of mathematical morphology and object\|oriented classification.First of all，segment image based on multi\|scale segmentation.Then extract shadow and calculate its length based on object\|oriented classification combined with spectral，shape，Morphological Shadow Index (MSI) and other features.In the end，estimate building height based on the geometrical model of satellite，sun and building and then accuracy evaluation and error analysis are carried out by using the field measurement data.Experimental results showed that 90% of the buildings’ absolute error is less than 1 m.This experiment demonstrate that the method can extract the height of urban building from the GF\|2 image effectively and the immense potential of domestic high resolution remote sensing image in applications on urban building information extraction.