scholarly journals Examples of Object-Oriented Classification Performed on High-Resolution Satellite Images

2004 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 349-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stanisław Lewiński ◽  
Karol Zaremski
Keyword(s):  
Land Cover ◽  
Satellite Images ◽  
Satellite Image ◽  
Object Oriented ◽  
Unsupervised Classification ◽  
Automatic Classification ◽  
Classification Algorithms ◽  
Visual Interpretation ◽  
Vistula River ◽  
High Resolution Satellite Images

Abstract Information about the types of land cover and its use is obtained by the visual interpretation of the color composite of satellite images or by the use of automatic classification algorithms. For obvious reasons, the automatic classification methods make it possible to obtain information quicker and much faster than the traditional interpretation method. The commonly used automatic methods of satellite image classification, based on supervised or unsupervised classification algorithms, are the most accurate when used with low resolution images. In the case of images with 1-meter-sized pixels, showing a diversity of land cover forms, it is not possible to obtain satisfactory results. New classification techniques, based on object-oriented classification algorithms, have been developing for a couple of years now. In contrast to the traditional methods, the new operating procedure does not involve the classification of single pixels, but of entire objects, into which the content of the satellite image is divided. Aside from the spectral values of the pixels, the shape of the objects created by the pixels and the relationships between the objects, are also considered during the analysis. Similar to visual interpretation, variation in the texture of the image can also be taken into account in this case. The aim of this article is to present the possibility of using high density satellite images in object-oriented classification. The classification presented is that of a high-rise built area in Wrocław and of bridges on the Vistula River in Warsaw.

SateLoc: A Virtual Fingerprinting Approach to Outdoor LoRa Localization Using Satellite Images

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-28
Author(s):  
Yuxiang Lin ◽  
Wei Dong ◽  
Yi Gao ◽  
Tao Gu
Keyword(s):  
Land Cover ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Satellite Images ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Tracking Error ◽  
Location Based Services ◽  
Distance Constraint ◽  
Combination Strategy ◽  
Land Cover Types ◽  
High Resolution Satellite Images

With the increasing relevance of the Internet of Things and large-scale location-based services, LoRa localization has been attractive due to its low-cost, low-power, and long-range properties. However, existing localization approaches based on received signal strength indicators are either easily affected by signal fading of different land-cover types or labor intensive. In this work, we propose SateLoc, a LoRa localization system that utilizes satellite images to generate virtual fingerprints. Specifically, SateLoc first uses high-resolution satellite images to identify land-cover types. With the path loss parameters of each land-cover type, SateLoc can automatically generate a virtual fingerprinting map for each gateway. We then propose a novel multi-gateway combination strategy, which is weighted by the environmental interference of each gateway, to produce a joint likelihood distribution for localization and tracking. We implement SateLoc with commercial LoRa devices without any hardware modification, and evaluate its performance in a 227,500-m urban area. Experimental results show that SateLoc achieves a median localization error of 43.5 m, improving more than 50% compared to state-of-the-art model-based approaches. Moreover, SateLoc can achieve a median tracking error of 37.9 m with the distance constraint of adjacent estimated locations. More importantly, compared to fingerprinting-based approaches, SateLoc does not require the labor-intensive fingerprint acquisition process.

scholarly journals Application of Satellite Sentinel-2 Images to Study Alternate Sandbars Movement at Lower Vistula River (Poland)

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 1505
Author(s):  
Klaudia Kryniecka ◽  
Artur Magnuszewski
Keyword(s):  
Satellite Images ◽  
Average Distance ◽  
Low Flow ◽  
Visual Interpretation ◽  
Time Intervals ◽  
Manual Delineation ◽  
Vistula River ◽  
Interclass Correlation ◽  
Optical Satellite Images ◽  
Sentinel 2

The lower Vistula River was regulated in the years 1856–1878, at a distance of 718–939 km. The regulation plan did not take into consideration the large transport of the bed load. The channel was shaped using simplified geometry—too wide for the low flow and overly straight for the stabilization of the sandbar movement. The hydraulic parameters of the lower Vistula River show high velocities of flow and high shear stress. The movement of the alternate sandbars can be traced on the optical satellite images of Sentinel-2. In this study, a method of sandbar detection through the remote sensing indices, Sentinel Water Mask (SWM) and Automated Water Extraction Index no shadow (AWEInsh), and the manual delineation with visual interpretation (MD) was used on satellite images of the lower Vistula River, recorded at the time of low flows (20 August 2015, 4 September 2016, 30 July 2017, 20 September 2018, and 29 August 2019). The comparison of 32 alternate sandbar areas obtained by SWM, AWEInsh, and MD manual delineation methods on the Sentinel-2 images, recorded on 20 August 2015, was performed by the statistical analysis of the interclass correlation coefficient (ICC). The distance of the shift in the analyzed time intervals between the image registration dates depends on the value of the mean discharge (MQ). The period from 30 July 2017 to 20 September 2018 was wet (MQ = 1140 m3 × s−1) and created conditions for the largest average distance of the alternate sandbar shift, from 509 to 548 m. The velocity of movement, calculated as an average shift for one day, was between 1.2 and 1.3 m × day−1. The smallest shift of alternate sandbars was characteristic of the low flow period from 20 August 2015 to 4 September 2016 (MQ = 306 m3 × s−1), from 279 to 310 m, with an average velocity from 0.7 to 0.8 m × day−1.

scholarly journals Experiment of Multispectral Images using Spectral Angle Mapper Algorithm for Land Cover Classification

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (6S4) ◽  
pp. 96-99
Keyword(s):  
Land Cover ◽  
Satellite Images ◽  
Water Bodies ◽  
Classification Algorithms ◽  
Multispectral Images ◽  
Rapid Urbanization ◽  
Spectral Angle Mapper ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Steep Decline ◽  
Spectral Angle

Urbanization plays a key role in the health of the water bodies in any region. In a rapidly growing country like India, especially Bangalore district, rapid urbanization has seen a steep decline in the number of water bodies the region is famous for. In this paper, Land Use and Land Cover change is analysed for the remotely sensed images of Bangalore District using Spectral Angle Mapper Algorithm. Data for the purpose of analysis was obtained from BHUVAN (NRSC, ISRO). The study area is Bangalore District and data was collected from the time period 2008-2016. The major classes used in the classification are Land(Built-up), water bodies (Lakes), Vegetation (Gardens), Soil (Barren and fertile). The satellite images and the accompanying classification algorithms indicate that the percentage of water bodies have drastically shrunk (from 2.9% in 2008to1.8% in 2016) in the area of study. The results of this study can be used by the civic authorities to implement decisions to conserve the water bodies in the area.

scholarly journals GRANULOMETRIC MAPS FROM HIGH RESOLUTION SATELLITE IMAGES

2011 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Mering ◽  
Franck Chopin
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Land Cover ◽  
Arid Regions ◽  
Satellite Images ◽  
Distribution Analysis ◽  
Granulometric Analysis ◽  
High Resolution Satellite Images ◽  
Thematic Mapping ◽  
Urban Settlements

A new method of land cover mapping from satellite images using granulometric analysis is presented here. Discontinuous landscapes such as steppian bushes of semi arid regions and recently growing urban settlements are especially concerned by this study. Spatial organisations of the land cover are quantified by means of the size distribution analysis of the land cover units extracted from high resolution remotely sensed images. A granulometric map is built by automatic classification of every pixel of the image according to the granulometric density inside a sliding neighbourhood. Granulometric mapping brings some advantages over traditional thematic mapping by remote sensing by focusing on fine spatial events and small changes in one peculiar category of the landscape.

scholarly journals Evaluating land cover types from Landsat TM using SAGA GIS for vegetation mapping based on ISODATA and K-means clustering

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (52) ◽  
pp. 159-165
Author(s):  
Polina Lemenkova
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Land Cover ◽  
Satellite Image ◽  
Remote Sensing Data ◽  
Unsupervised Classification ◽  
Landsat Tm ◽  
Land Cover Types ◽  
Environmental Mapping ◽  
Landsat Tm Image ◽  
Tm Image

The paper presents the cartographic processing of the Landsat TM image by the two unsupervised classification methods of SAGA GIS: ISODATA and K-means clustering. The approaches were tested and compared for land cover type mapping. Vegetation areas were detected and separated from other land cover types in the study area of southwestern Iceland. The number of clusters was set to ten classes. The processing of the satellite image by SAGA GIS was achieved using Imagery Classification tools in the Geoprocessing menu of SAGA GIS. Unsupervised classification performed effectively in the unlabeled pixels for the land cover types using machine learning in GIS. Following an iterative approach of clustering, the pixels were grouped in each step of the algorithm and the clusters were reassigned as centroids. The paper contributes to the technical development of the application of machine learning in cartography by demonstrating the effectiveness of SAGA GIS in remote sensing data processing applied for vegetation and environmental mapping.

scholarly journals REGION OF INTEREST DETECTION BASED ON HISTOGRAM SEGMENTATION FOR SATELLITE IMAGE

2016 ◽  
Vol XLI-B7 ◽  
pp. 249-255
Author(s):  
Warinthorn Kiadtikornthaweeyot ◽  
Adrian R. L. Tatnall
Keyword(s):  
Image Segmentation ◽  
High Resolution ◽  
Satellite Images ◽  
Satellite Image ◽  
Region Of Interest ◽  
Satellite Imaging ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
High Resolution Satellite Images ◽  
Image Area ◽  
Interest Detection

High resolution satellite imaging is considered as the outstanding applicant to extract the Earth’s surface information. Extraction of a feature of an image is very difficult due to having to find the appropriate image segmentation techniques and combine different methods to detect the Region of Interest (ROI) most effectively. This paper proposes techniques to classify objects in the satellite image by using image processing methods on high-resolution satellite images. The systems to identify the ROI focus on forests, urban and agriculture areas. The proposed system is based on histograms of the image to classify objects using thresholding. The thresholding is performed by considering the behaviour of the histogram mapping to a particular region in the satellite image. The proposed model is based on histogram segmentation and morphology techniques. There are five main steps supporting each other; Histogram classification, Histogram segmentation, Morphological dilation, Morphological fill image area and holes and ROI management. The methods to detect the ROI of the satellite images based on histogram classification have been studied, implemented and tested. The algorithm is be able to detect the area of forests, urban and agriculture separately. The image segmentation methods can detect the ROI and reduce the size of the original image by discarding the unnecessary parts.

scholarly journals Adaptive Enhancement Algorithm of High-Resolution Satellite Image Based on Feature Fusion

2022 ◽  
Vol 2022 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Ruizhe Wang ◽  
Wang Xiao
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Satellite Images ◽  
Feature Fusion ◽  
Satellite Image ◽  
Texture Features ◽  
Noise Removal ◽  
Enhancement Effect ◽  
Adaptive Enhancement ◽  
High Resolution Satellite Images ◽  
Enhancement Algorithm

Since the traditional adaptive enhancement algorithm of high-resolution satellite images has the problems of poor enhancement effect and long enhancement time, an adaptive enhancement algorithm of high-resolution satellite images based on feature fusion is proposed. The noise removal and quality enhancement areas of high-resolution satellite images are determined by collecting a priori information. On this basis, the histogram is used to equalize the high-resolution satellite images, and the local texture features of the images are extracted in combination with the local variance theory. According to the extracted features, the illumination components are estimated by Gaussian low-pass filtering. The illumination components are fused to complete the adaptive enhancement of high-resolution satellite images. Simulation results show that the proposed algorithm has a better adaptive enhancement effect, higher image definition, and shorter enhancement time.

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