title: Multidirectional Scanning Model, MUSCLE, to Vectorize Raster Images with Straight Lines.
abstract: This paper presents a new model, MUSCLE (Multidirectional Scanning for Line Extraction), for automatic vectorization of raster images with straight lines. The algorithm of the model implements the line thinning and the simple neighborhood methods to perform vectorization. The model allows users to define specified criteria which are crucial for acquiring the vectorization process. In this model, various raster images can be vectorized such as township plans, maps, architectural drawings, and machine plans. The algorithm of the model was developed by implementing an appropriate computer programming and tested on a basic application. Results, verified by using two well known vectorization programs (WinTopo and Scan2CAD), indicated that the model can successfully vectorize the specified raster data quickly and accurately.
authors.affiliation: Gebze Institute of Technology, Dept. of Geodesy and Photogrammetry Engineering, 41400, Gebze, Kocaeli, Turkey. ragib@gyte.edu.tr.
authors.forename: Ismail Rakip
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: Karas
authors.affiliation: Yildız Technical Univ., Dept. of Geodesy and Photogrammetry Engineering, 34349, Besiktas, Istanbul, Turkey. bayram@yildiz.edu.tr.
authors.forename: Bulent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bayram
authors.affiliation: Yildız Technical Univ., Dept. of Geodesy and Photogrammetry Engineering, 34349, Besiktas, Istanbul, Turkey. batuk@yildiz.edu.tr.
authors.forename: Fatmagul
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Batuk
authors.affiliation: Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam Univ., Dept. of Forest Engineering, 46100, Kahramanmaras, Turkey. akay@ksu.edu.tr.
authors.forename: Abdullah Emin
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Akay
authors.affiliation: Gebze Institute of Technology, Dept. of Geodesy and Photogrammetry Engineering, 41400, Gebze, Kocaeli, Turkey. ibaz@gyte.edu.tr.
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Baz
keywords: Raster to vector conversion; geographic information systems; thinning; threshold.; topology; vectorization