A new methodology using Cellular Automata technique is presented for automatically generalizing raster thematic maps derived from classified satellite images for input to GIS. The creation of thematic maps from satellite imagery is one of the most important applications of remote sensing. It leads to the possibility of transferring data gathered from space into a form suitable for input into a GIS. An Example of generalizing a land use map of Lisbon Bay in Portugal employing a cellular automata technique is provided, which gives satisfactory results.
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