<s>
Cognition	B-General_Concept
Network	I-General_Concept
Technology	I-General_Concept
(	O
CNT	O
)	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Definiens	B-General_Concept
Cognition	I-General_Concept
Network	I-General_Concept
Technology	I-General_Concept
,	O
is	O
an	O
object-based	O
image	O
analysis	O
method	O
developed	O
by	O
Nobel	O
laureate	O
Gerd	O
Binnig	O
together	O
with	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
researchers	O
at	O
Definiens	O
AG	O
in	O
Munich	O
,	O
Germany	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
emulate	O
the	O
human	O
mind	O
's	O
cognitive	O
powers	O
,	O
Definiens	O
used	O
patented	O
image	B-Algorithm
segmentation	I-Algorithm
and	O
classification	O
processes	O
,	O
and	O
developed	O
a	O
method	O
to	O
render	O
knowledge	O
in	O
a	O
semantic	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
used	O
in	O
earth	O
sciences	O
to	O
develop	O
rule	O
sets	O
(	O
or	O
applications	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
analysis	O
of	O
remote	B-Application
sensing	I-Application
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
eCognition	O
software	O
is	O
utilized	O
in	O
numerous	O
remote	B-Application
sensing	I-Application
and	O
geospatial	O
application	O
scenarios	O
and	O
environments	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
data	O
types	O
:	O
</s>
