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Articles | Volume 14, issue 3
Articles | Volume 14, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-14-391-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-14-391-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 14, issue 3
Research article
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12 May 2026
Research article |  | 12 May 2026

OrthoSAM: multi-scale extension of the Segment Anything Model for river pebble delineation from large orthophotos

Vito Chan, Aljoscha Rheinwalt, and Bodo Bookhagen

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OrthoSAM is a new method that uses Segment Anything Model (SAM) to automatically identify and outline individual pebbles in high-resolution aerial images. OrthoSAM divides large photos into smaller sections that SAM can process effectively, and it improves the way to tell SAM where to look for objects. It uses a multi-resolution approach to handle different sizes, and it can be used to determine the distribution. Tests with computer-generated images and field data show that it is very precise.
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