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Remote Sens. 2012, 4, 2294-2313; doi:10.3390/rs4082294 OPEN ACCESS Remote Sensing ISSN 2072-4292 /journal/remotesensing Article Spectral Difference in the Image Domain for Large Neighborhoods, a GEOBIA Pre-Processing Step for High Resolution Imagery Roeland de Kok MARS Unit, JRC, I-21027 Ispra, Italy; E-Mail: roeland.de-kok@jrc.ec.europa.eu; Tel.: +39-332-789-909; Fax: +39-332-785-162 Received: 19 June 2012; in revised form: 26 July 2012 / Accepted: 30 July 2012 / Published: 7 August 2012 Abstract: Contrast plays an important role in the visual interpretation of imagery. To mimic visual interpretation and using contrast in a Geographic Object Based Image Analysis (GEOBIA) environment, it is useful to consider an analysis for single pixel objects. This should be done before applying homogeneity criteria in the aggregation of pixels for the construction of meaningful image objects. The habit or “best practice” to start GEOBIA with pixel aggregation into homogeneous objects should come with the awareness that feature attributes for single pixels are at risk of becoming less accessible for further analysis. Single pixel contrast with image convolution on close neighborhoods is a standard technique, also applied in edge detection. This study elaborates on the analysis of close as well as much larger neighborhoods inside the GEOBIA domain. The applied calculations are limited to the first segmentation step for single pixel objects in order to produce additional feature attributes for objects of interest to be generated in further aggregation processes. The equation presented functions at a level that is considered an intermediary product in the sequential processing of imagery. The procedure requires intensive processor and memory capacity. The resulting feature attributes highlight not only contrasting pixels (edges) but also contrasting areas o