In the process of segmentation, pixels are assigned to regions based on features that distinguish them from the rest of the image. Value Similarity and Spatial Proximity, for example, are two important principles that assume that points in the same region will have pixels that are spatially close and have similar values.
In lots of situations, this is true, but what about regions composed of pixels that are not similar in value?
Consider the image below.
The same "logical" region is composed of different elements that together represent something meaningful. In the same region, there are trees of different sizes and shapes, with shadows over some of them, etc. There are different things, with pixels that differ a lot in value, but I still need to group them together in the same region. From the image, you can see that I don't care so much about differences in color. In this case, the texture is the most important attribute.
What algorithms are used to do the segmentation and classification in problems like that?
I'm already looking for some algorithms and techniques that focus on texture, but some opinions from the experts will help me a lot. I think I need some orientation.
