The Development of the Optical-Electronic Images Segmentation Method Based on the Canny Edge Detector

The article deals with the problem associated with the segmentation of color images. The main groups of color image segmentation methods operation, are considered. The main advantages and disadvantages of each group of methods are shown. The paper suggests the use of the Canny edge detector for optical-electronic images obtained from space observation systems. It is proposed to regulate the parameters of the Canny edge detector in order to improve the segmentation result. It’s determined that the value of the lower threshold should be no more than 10-20 unit, and the value of the upper threshold should be within 60-100 unit.