RURAL ROAD FEATURE EXTRACTION FROM AERIAL IMAGES USING ANISOTROPIC DIFFUSION AND DYNAMIC SNAKES

iii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I sincerely thank Dr. Bon A. Dewitt for his continuous support and encouragement throughout the course of this research. He provided much needed technical help and constructive criticism by taking time out of his busy schedule. Dr Michael C. Nechyba for getting me started with the right background to do research in the field of image processing. I would like to thank Dr Grenville Barnes and Dr Dave Gibson for their patience and support, and their invaluable contribution in supervising my research. Finally, I wish to express love and respect for my parents, family and friends. They are always with me.

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