I'm about to do my final theses and have been proposed the following assignment:
Given a map over a forest landscape generated from coordinates with height data. ({x, y} = 30m), analyze and implement (in C++) an algorithm that can determine homogenous height (tree) groups by plotting a a line around every group in the map.
I don't have any previous knowledge of image analysis thus I need to do some serious research before my thesis work start. The field of image analysis is huge and there might be other areas with in computer science that is worth looking in to(?). If anyone could lead me in the right direction having the assignment in mind i would be really great full!