scholarly journals Estimation of Forest Stand Parameters Using SPOT-5 Satellite Images and Topographic Information

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shiqin Xie ◽  
Wei Wang ◽  
Qian liu ◽  
Jinghui Meng ◽  
Tianzhong Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Satellite Images ◽  
Satellite Image ◽  
Forest Stand ◽  
Textural Features ◽  
Spectral Features ◽  
Topographic Information ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Stand Parameters ◽  
Spot 5

In recent years, remote sensing technology has been widely used to predict forest stand parameters. In order to compare the effects of different features of remote sensing images and topographic information on the prediction of forest stand parameters, multivariate stepwise regression analysis method was used to build estimation models for important forest stand parameters by using textural and spectral features as well as topographic information of SPOT-5 satellite images in northeastern Heilongjiang Province in China as independent variables. The study results show that the optimal window to predict forest stand parameters using textural features of SPOT-5 satellite image is 9×9; the ability of textural features was better than that of spectral features in terms of predicting forest stand parameters; with the inclusion of topographic information, the accuracy of prediction of all models was improved, of which elevation has the most significant effect. The highest accuracy was achieved when predicting the stand volume (SV) (R2adj=0.820), followed by basal area (BA) (R2adj =0.778), accuracy of both above models exceeded 75%. The results show that models combined use of textural, spectral features and topographic information of SPOT-5 images have a good application prospect in predicting forest stand parameters.

NEURO-WAVELET CLASSIFIER FOR MULTISPECTRAL REMOTE SENSING IMAGES

2007 ◽  
Vol 05 (04) ◽  
pp. 589-611 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. UMA SHANKAR ◽  
SAROJ K. MEHER ◽  
ASHISH GHOSH
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Satellite Images ◽  
Satellite Image ◽  
Spectral Feature ◽  
Spectral Features ◽  
Remote Sensing Images ◽  
Feature Based ◽  
Multispectral Remote Sensing

A neuro-wavelet supervised classifier is proposed for land cover classification of multispectral remote sensing images. Features extracted from the original pixels information using wavelet transform (WT) are fed as input to a feed forward multi-layer neural network (MLP). The WT basically provides the spatial and spectral features of a pixel along with its neighbors and these features are used for improved classification. For testing the performance of the proposed method, we have used two IRS-1A satellite images and one SPOT satellite image. Results are compared with those of the original spectral feature based classifiers and found to be consistently better. Simulation study revealed that Biorthogonal 3.3 (Bior3.3) wavelet in combination with MLP performed better compared to all other wavelets. Results are evaluated visually and quantitatively with two measurements, β index of homogeneity and Davies–Bouldin (DB) index for compactness and separability of classes. We suggested a modified β index in accessing the percentage of accuracy (PAβ) of the classified images also.

Application of Polarization Remote Sensing to Identify Activity of Yitong-Shulan Fault, Jilin Province, China

2014 ◽  
Vol 1065-1069 ◽  
pp. 2246-2250
Author(s):  
Jian Sheng ◽  
Guang Yuan Yu ◽  
Yu Meng Wang ◽  
Han Lv
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Satellite Images ◽  
Eastern China ◽  
Satellite Image ◽  
Jilin Province ◽  
Geophysical Method ◽  
Fault Activity ◽  
Shitoukoumen Reservoir ◽  
Observation Method ◽  
Buried Fault

Yitong-Shulan fault, one north section of the famed Tanlu grand fault zone in eastern China, is NNE-trending though the Jilin Province, China. In October 2010, Heilongjiang segment of this fault was discovered the evidence of its activity in Holonce, and further inferred it is associated with a paleoearthquake event. So the recognize of Yitong-Shulan fault Jilin section active in the early Quaternary capable of generating moderate quakes is doubted. Yitong-Shulan fault is almost covered by Quaternary strata in Jilin Province. Traditional method is difficult to explore buried fault, and geophysical method is partial and expensive. The polarization remote sensing is a kind of emerging earth observation method, which has high terrain-recognization resolution. The polarization remote sensing method can to indentify the scarps and displaced geomorphic objects along the fault though satellite images. It even can to discover the high of scarps, displacement of geomorphic objects, and so on. The fault activity can be indicated well by the interpretation of polarization remote sensing. In this paper, use the polarization remote sensing method to study the activity of Yitong-Shulan fault Jilin section. Satellite image near the Shulan City, Jilin Province interpreted by polarization remote sensing reveals that the obviously linear scarps which extend long the fault is 1-3m high. Along the fault various kinds of geomorphic objects are displaced. This interpretation result indicated the Shulan-Shitoukoumen Reservoir segment of the fault is active since Holocene. The fault activity also is proved by geophysical method.

scholarly journals Estimation of PM10 Distribution using Landsat5 and Landsat8 Remote Sensing

Proceedings ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (23) ◽  
pp. 1430
Author(s):  
V. M. Fernández-Pacheco ◽  
C. A. López-Sánchez ◽  
E. Álvarez-Álvarez ◽  
M. J. Suárez López ◽  
L. García-Expósito ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Air Pollutants ◽  
Satellite Images ◽  
Satellite Image ◽  
Remote Sensing Image ◽  
Regional Studies ◽  
Landsat 8 ◽  
Landsat 8 Oli ◽  
Landsat 5 Tm ◽  
Source Of Information

Air pollution is one of the major environmental problems, especially in industrial and highly populated areas. Remote sensing image is a rich source of information with many uses. This paper is focused on estimation of air pollutants using Landsat-5 TM and Landsat-8 OLI satellite images. Particulate Matter with particle size less than 10 microns (PM10) is estimated for the study area of Principado de Asturias (Spain). When a satellite records the radiance of the surface received at sensor, does not represent the true radiance of the surface. A noise caused by Aerosol and Particulate Matters attenuate that radiance. In many applications of remote sensing, that noise called path radiance is removed during pre-processing. Instead, path radiance was used to estimate the PM10 concentration in the air. A relationship between the path radiance and PM10 measurements from ground stations has been established using Random Forest (RF) algorithm and a PM10 map was generated for the study area. The results show that PM10 estimation through satellite image is an efficient technique and it is suitable for local and regional studies.

scholarly journals Contenido y calidad de las imágenes de observación terrestre

2019 ◽  
pp. 15-21
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Image Quality ◽  
Information Extraction ◽  
Satellite Images ◽  
Satellite Image ◽  
La Paz ◽  
Sensing System ◽  
Manual Intervention ◽  
Shape Structure ◽  
Important Amount

Contenido y calidad de las imágenes de observación terrestre Earth observation image information content and quality Avid Roman-Gonzalez, Natalia Indira Vargas-Cuentas TELECOM ParisTech, 46 rue Barrault, 75013 – Paris, Francia Escuela Militar de Ingeniería – EMI, La Paz, Bolivia DOI: https://doi.org/10.33017/RevECIPeru2012.0015/ Resumen En el presente artículo describiremos la extracción de información de imágenes satelitales y la importancia de la calidad de las imágenes satelitales. Indagaremos con más detalle en el ámbito de los artefactos y su influencia en la extracción de información de las imágenes satelitales. En un sistema de teledetección, si bien, las imágenes son muy importantes, pero lo más importante es la información que podemos extraer de ellas para interpretar y aplicar esta información en diferentes campos. En ese sentido, la calidad de imagen juega un papel importante. Si queremos obtener la mayor e importante cantidad de información de una imagen, es necesario que la imagen tenga una buena calidad. El principal objetivo de cualquier sistema de teledetección es el uso de la información que se puede extraer de las imágenes, esto incluye la detección, medición, identificación e interpretación de diferentes objetivos de interés. Los objetivos de interés en imágenes de teledetección pueden ser cualquier característica, objeto, textura, forma, estructura, espectro o cobertura superficial que están en la imagen. El proceso de un sistema de teledetección y análisis puede ser realizado manualmente o de manera automática, en realidad, hay muchos grupos de investigación que desarrollan diferentes herramientas para detectar, identificar, interpretar y extraer información de los objetivos de interés sin intervención manual de un intérprete humano. Descriptores: teledetección, imágenes satelitales, detección de artefactos, calidad de las imágenes. Abstract In this article we will describe the information extraction from satellite image, the importance of image quality in satellite image. In this paper we will study in more detail the artifacts and their influence on the information extraction from satellite images. In a remote sensing system, although, the images are very important, but more important is the information that we can extract from them to interpret and apply this information in different fields. In this sense, the image quality plays an important role. If we want to get the biggest and most important amount of information from the image, we need to have a good image quality. The main objective of any remote sensing system is the use of information that we can extract from the images, this includes detection, measurement, identification and interpretation of different targets. Targets in remote sensing images may be any feature, object, texture, shape, structure, spectrum or land covers which are in the image. Remote sensing process and analysis could be performed manually or automatically, actually, there are many research groups that develop different tools for detect, identify, extract information and interpret targets without manual intervention by a human interpreter. Keywords: remote sensing, satellite images, artifacts detection, image quality.

scholarly journals Application of parallel version two-dimensional fast Fourier transform algorithm, analog of the Cooley-Tukey algorithm, for digital image processing of satellite data

2019 ◽  
Vol 75 ◽  
pp. 01012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikhail Noskov ◽  
Valeriy Tutatchikov ◽  
Mikhail Lapchik ◽  
Marina Ragulina ◽  
Tatiana Yamskikh
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Fourier Transform ◽  
Fast Fourier Transform ◽  
Satellite Images ◽  
Satellite Image ◽  
Digital Processing ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Fast Fourier Transform Algorithm ◽  
Suburban Areas ◽  
Parallel Version

In modern systems of remote sensing two-dimensional fast Fourier transform (FFT) has been widely used for digital processing of satellite images and subsequent image filtering. This article provides a parallel version two-dimensional fast Fourier transform algorithm, analog of the Cooley-Tukey algorithm and its implementation for processing the satellite image of Krasnoyarsk and its suburban areas.

scholarly journals Identifying European Old-Growth Forests using Remote Sensing: A Study in the Ukrainian Carpathians

Forests ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benedict D. Spracklen ◽  
Dominick V. Spracklen
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Random Forest ◽  
Norway Spruce ◽  
Satellite Images ◽  
Textural Features ◽  
Old Growth ◽  
Random Forest Classification ◽  
Forest Classification ◽  
Old Growth Forests ◽  
Sentinel 2

Old-growth forests are an important, rare and endangered habitat in Europe. The ability to identify old-growth forests through remote sensing would be helpful for both conservation and forest management. We used data on beech, Norway spruce and mountain pine old-growth forests in the Ukrainian Carpathians to test whether Sentinel-2 satellite images could be used to correctly identify these forests. We used summer and autumn 2017 Sentinel-2 satellite images comprising 10 and 20 m resolution bands to create 6 vegetation indices and 9 textural features. We used a Random Forest classification model to discriminate between dominant tree species within old-growth forests and between old-growth and other forest types. Beech and Norway spruce were identified with an overall accuracy of around 90%, with a lower performance for mountain pine (70%) and mixed forest (40%). Old-growth forests were identified with an overall classification accuracy of 85%. Adding textural features, band standard deviations and elevation data improved accuracies by 3.3%, 2.1% and 1.8% respectively, while using combined summer and autumn images increased accuracy by 1.2%. We conclude that Random Forest classification combined with Sentinel-2 images can provide an effective option for identifying old-growth forests in Europe.

scholarly journals Deep Distillation Recursive Network for Remote Sensing Imagery Super-Resolution

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 1700 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kui Jiang ◽  
Zhongyuan Wang ◽  
Peng Yi ◽  
Junjun Jiang ◽  
Jing Xiao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Video Processing ◽  
Satellite Images ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Satellite Image ◽  
Super Resolution ◽  
Poor Performance ◽  
Feature Maps ◽  
Deep Convolutional Neural Networks ◽  
Frequency Components

Deep convolutional neural networks (CNNs) have been widely used and achieved state-of-the-art performance in many image or video processing and analysis tasks. In particular, for image super-resolution (SR) processing, previous CNN-based methods have led to significant improvements, when compared with shallow learning-based methods. However, previous CNN-based algorithms with simple direct or skip connections are of poor performance when applied to remote sensing satellite images SR. In this study, a simple but effective CNN framework, namely deep distillation recursive network (DDRN), is presented for video satellite image SR. DDRN includes a group of ultra-dense residual blocks (UDB), a multi-scale purification unit (MSPU), and a reconstruction module. In particular, through the addition of rich interactive links in and between multiple-path units in each UDB, features extracted from multiple parallel convolution layers can be shared effectively. Compared with classical dense-connection-based models, DDRN possesses the following main properties. (1) DDRN contains more linking nodes with the same convolution layers. (2) A distillation and compensation mechanism, which performs feature distillation and compensation in different stages of the network, is also constructed. In particular, the high-frequency components lost during information propagation can be compensated in MSPU. (3) The final SR image can benefit from the feature maps extracted from UDB and the compensated components obtained from MSPU. Experiments on Kaggle Open Source Dataset and Jilin-1 video satellite images illustrate that DDRN outperforms the conventional CNN-based baselines and some state-of-the-art feature extraction approaches.

Classification of EgyptSat-1 Images Using Deep Learning Methods

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hatem Keshk ◽  
Xu-Cheng Yin
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Deep Learning ◽  
Convolutional Neural Network ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Satellite Images ◽  
Satellite Image ◽  
Aerial Photographs ◽  
Average Accuracy

Background: Deep Learning (DL) neural network methods have become a hotspot subject of research in the remote sensing field. Classification of aerial satellite images depends on spectral content, which is a challenging topic in remote sensing. Objective: With the aim to accomplish a high performance and accuracy of Egyptsat-1 satellite image classification, the use of the Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) is raised in this paper because CNN is considered a leading deep learning method. CNN is developed to classify aerial photographs into land cover classes such as urban, vegetation, desert, water bodies, soil, roads, etc. In our work, a comparison between MAXIMUM Likelihood (ML) which represents the traditional supervised classification methods and CNN method is conducted. Conclusion: This research finds that CNN outperforms ML by 9%. The convolutional neural network has better classification result, which reached 92.25% as its average accuracy. Also, the experiments showed that the convolutional neural network is the most satisfactory and effective classification method applied to classify Egyptsat-1 satellite images.

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