scholarly journals Assessment of Changes in a Viewshed in the Western Carpathians Landscape as a Result of Reforestation

Land ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 430
Author(s):  
Michał Sobala ◽  
Urszula Myga-Piątek ◽  
Bartłomiej Szypuła
Keyword(s):  
Digital Elevation Model ◽  
Forest Succession ◽  
Western Carpathians ◽  
Surface Model ◽  
Digital Surface Model ◽  
Mountainous Areas ◽  
Viewshed Analysis ◽  
Digital Elevation ◽  
Elevation Model ◽  
The Impact

A viewshed analysis is of great importance in mountainous areas characterized by high landscape values. The aim of this research was to determine the impact of reforestation occurring on former pasturelands on changes in the viewshed, and to quantify changes in the surface of glades. We combine a horizontal and a vertical approach to landscape analysis. The changes in non-forest areas and the viewshed from viewpoints located in glades were calculated using historical cartographic materials and a more recent Digital Elevation Model and Digital Surface Model. An analysis was conducted using a Visibility tool in ArcGIS. The non-forest areas decreased in the period 1848–2015. The viewshed in the majority of viewpoints also decreased in the period 1848–2015. In the majority of cases, the maximal viewsheds were calculated in 1879/1885 and 1933 (43.8% of the analyzed cases), whereas the minimal ones were calculated in 2015 (almost 57.5% of analyzed cases). Changes in the viewshed range from 0.2 to 23.5 km2 with half the cases analyzed being no more than 1.4 km2. The results indicate that forest succession on abandoned glades does not always cause a decline in the viewshed. Deforestation in neighboring areas may be another factor that has an influence on the decline.

scholarly journals APPLICATION OF DSM IN OBSTACLE CLEARANCE SURVEYING OF AERODROME

2016 ◽  
Vol XLI-B2 ◽  
pp. 227-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
X. Qiao ◽  
S. H. Lv ◽  
L. L. Li ◽  
X. J. Zhou ◽  
H. Y. Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Digital Elevation Model ◽  
Satellite Imagery ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Considerable Improvement ◽  
Surface Model ◽  
Digital Surface Model ◽  
Horizontal Position ◽  
Obstacle Clearance ◽  
Digital Elevation ◽  
Elevation Model

Compared to the wide use of digital elevation model (DEM), digital surface model (DSM) receives less attention because that it is composed by not only terrain surface, but also vegetations and man-made objects which are usually regarded as useless information. Nevertheless, these objects are useful for the identification of obstacles around an aerodrome. The primary objective of the study was to determine the applicability of DSM in obstacle clearance surveying of aerodrome. According to the requirements of obstacle clearance surveying at QT airport, aerial and satellite imagery were used to generate DSM, by means of photogrammetry, which was spatially analyzed with the hypothetical 3D obstacle limitation surfaces (OLS) to identify the potential obstacles. Field surveying was then carried out to retrieve the accurate horizontal position and height of the obstacles. The results proved that the application of DSM could make considerable improvement in the efficiency of obstacle clearance surveying of aerodrome.

scholarly journals APPLICATION OF DSM IN OBSTACLE CLEARANCE SURVEYING OF AERODROME

2016 ◽  
Vol XLI-B2 ◽  
pp. 227-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
X. Qiao ◽  
S. H. Lv ◽  
L. L. Li ◽  
X. J. Zhou ◽  
H. Y. Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Digital Elevation Model ◽  
Satellite Imagery ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Considerable Improvement ◽  
Surface Model ◽  
Digital Surface Model ◽  
Horizontal Position ◽  
Obstacle Clearance ◽  
Digital Elevation ◽  
Elevation Model

Compared to the wide use of digital elevation model (DEM), digital surface model (DSM) receives less attention because that it is composed by not only terrain surface, but also vegetations and man-made objects which are usually regarded as useless information. Nevertheless, these objects are useful for the identification of obstacles around an aerodrome. The primary objective of the study was to determine the applicability of DSM in obstacle clearance surveying of aerodrome. According to the requirements of obstacle clearance surveying at QT airport, aerial and satellite imagery were used to generate DSM, by means of photogrammetry, which was spatially analyzed with the hypothetical 3D obstacle limitation surfaces (OLS) to identify the potential obstacles. Field surveying was then carried out to retrieve the accurate horizontal position and height of the obstacles. The results proved that the application of DSM could make considerable improvement in the efficiency of obstacle clearance surveying of aerodrome.

scholarly journals Impact of Spatial Resolution of Digital Elevation Model on Landslide Susceptibility Mapping: A case Study in Kullu Valley, Himalayas

Geosciences ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sansar Raj ◽  
Thimmaiah
Keyword(s):  
Digital Elevation Model ◽  
Spatial Resolution ◽  
Landslide Susceptibility ◽  
Susceptibility Mapping ◽  
Landslide Susceptibility Mapping ◽  
Mountainous Regions ◽  
Digital Elevation ◽  
Kullu Valley ◽  
Elevation Model ◽  
The Impact

Landslides are one of the most damaging geological hazards in mountainous regions such as the Himalayas. The Himalayan region is, tectonically, the most active region in the world that is highly vulnerable to landslides and associated hazards. Landslide susceptibility mapping (LSM) is a useful tool for understanding the probability of the spatial distribution of future landslide regions. In this research, the landslide inventory datasets were collected during the field study of the Kullu valley in July 2018, and 149 landslide locations were collected as global positioning system (GPS) points. The present study evaluates the LSM using three different spatial resolution of the digital elevation model (DEM) derived from three different sources. The data-driven traditional frequency ratio (FR) model was used for this study. The FR model was used for this research to assess the impact of the different spatial resolution of DEMs on the LSM. DEM data was derived from Advanced Land Observing Satellite-1 (ALOS) Phased Array type L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (PALSAR) ALOS-PALSAR for 12.5 m, the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) Global for 30 m, and the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) for 90 m. As an input, we used eight landslide conditioning factors based on the study area and topographic features of the Kullu valley in the Himalayas. The ASTER-Global 30m DEM showed higher accuracy of 0.910 compared to 0.839 for 12.5 m and 0.824 for 90 m DEM resolution. This study shows that that 30 m resolution is better suited for LSM for the Kullu valley region in the Himalayas. The LSM can be used for mitigation and future planning for spatial planners and developmental authorities in the region.

scholarly journals Urban Feature Extraction from Merged Airborne LiDAR Data and Digital Camera Data

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-74
Author(s):  
Lamyaa Gamal EL-Deen Taha ◽  
A. I. Ramzi ◽  
A. Syarawi ◽  
A. Bekheet
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Digital Camera ◽  
Point Clouds ◽  
Airborne Lidar ◽  
Surface Model ◽  
Digital Surface Model ◽  
3D Point Clouds ◽  
Digital Elevation ◽  
Surface Models ◽  
Elevation Model

Until recently, the most highly accurate digital surface models were obtained from airborne lidar. With the development of a new generation of large format digital photogrammetric aerial camera, a fully digital photogrammetric workflow became possible. Digital airborne images are sources for elevation extraction and orthophoto generation. This research concerned with the generation of digital surface models and orthophotos as applications from high-resolution images.  In this research, the following steps were performed. A Benchmark data of LIDAR and digital aerial camera have been used.  Firstly, image orientation, AT have been performed. Then the automatic digital surface model DSM generation has been produced from the digital aerial camera. Thirdly true digital ortho has been generated from the digital aerial camera also orthoimage will be generated using LIDAR digital elevation model (DSM). Leica Photogrammetric Suite (LPS) module of Erdsa Imagine 2014 software was utilized for processing. Then the resulted orthoimages from both techniques were mosaicked. The results show that automatic digital surface model DSM that been produced from digital aerial camera method has very high dense photogrammetric 3D point clouds compared to the LIDAR 3D point clouds. It was found that the true orthoimage produced from the second approach is better than the true orthoimage produced from the first approach. The five approaches were tested for classification of the best-orthorectified image mosaic using subpixel based (neural network) and pixel-based ( minimum distance and maximum likelihood).Multicues were extracted such as texture(entropy-mean),Digital elevation model, Digital surface model ,normalized digital surface model (nDSM) and intensity image. The contributions of the individual cues used in the classification have been evaluated. It was found that the best cue integration is intensity (pan) +nDSM+ entropy followed by intensity (pan) +nDSM+mean then intensity image +mean+ entropy after that DSM )image and two texture measures (mean and entropy) followed by the colour image. The integration with height data increases the accuracy. Also, it was found that the integration with entropy texture increases the accuracy. Resulted in fifteen cases of classification it was found that maximum likelihood classifier is the best followed by minimum distance then neural network classifier. We attribute this to the fine resolution of the digital camera image. Subpixel classifier (neural network) is not suitable for classifying aerial digital camera images. 

scholarly journals Improving the Accuracy of Open Source Digital Elevation Models with Multi-Scale Fusion and a Slope Position-Based Linear Regression Method

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 1861 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Tian ◽  
Shaogang Lei ◽  
Zhengfu Bian ◽  
Jie Lu ◽  
Shubi Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Linear Regression ◽  
Data Fusion ◽  
Digital Elevation Model ◽  
Regression Method ◽  
Slope Position ◽  
Surface Model ◽  
Linear Regression Method ◽  
Multi Scale ◽  
Digital Elevation ◽  
Elevation Model

The growing need to monitor changes in the surface of the Earth requires a high-quality, accessible Digital Elevation Model (DEM) dataset, whose development has become a challenge in the field of Earth-related research. The purpose of this paper is to improve the overall accuracy of public domain DEMs by data fusion. Multi-scale decomposition is an important analytical method in data fusion. Three multi-scale decomposition methods—the wavelet transform (WT), bidimensional empirical mode decomposition (BEMD), and nonlinear adaptive multi-scale decomposition (N-AMD)—are applied to the 1-arc-second Shuttle Radar Topography Mission Global digital elevation model (SRTM-1 DEM) and the Advanced Land Observing Satellite World 3D—30 m digital surface model (AW3D30 DSM) in China. Of these, the WT and BEMD are popular image fusion methods. A new approach for DEM fusion is developed using N-AMD (which is originally invented to remove the cycle from sunspots). Subsequently, a window-based rule is proposed for the fusion of corresponding frequency components obtained by these methods. Quantitative results show that N-AMD is more suitable for multi-scale fusion of multi-source DEMs, taking the Ice Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) global land surface altimetry data as a reference. The fused DEMs offer significant improvements of 29.6% and 19.3% in RMSE at a mountainous site, and 27.4% and 15.5% over a low-relief region, compared to the SRTM-1 and AW3D30, respectively. Furthermore, a slope position-based linear regression method is developed to calibrate the fused DEM for different slope position classes, by investigating the distribution of the fused DEM error with topography. The results indicate that the accuracy of the DEM calibrated by this method is improved by 16% and 13.6%, compared to the fused DEM in the mountainous region and low-relief region, respectively, proving that it is a practical and simple means of further increasing the accuracy of the fused DEM.

scholarly journals Accuracy assessment of TanDEM-X IDEM using airborne LiDAR on the area of Poland

2017 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 137-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Woroszkiewicz ◽  
Ireneusz Ewiak ◽  
Paulina Lulkowska
Keyword(s):  
Digital Elevation Model ◽  
Laser Scanning ◽  
Accuracy Assessment ◽  
Shuttle Radar Topography Mission ◽  
Reference Points ◽  
Airborne Lidar ◽  
Surface Model ◽  
Digital Elevation ◽  
Elevation Model ◽  
German Aerospace

Abstract The TerraSAR-X add-on for Digital Elevation Measurement (TanDEM-X) mission launched in 2010 is another programme – after the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) in 2000 – that uses space-borne radar interferometry to build a global digital surface model. This article presents the accuracy assessment of the TanDEM-X intermediate Digital Elevation Model (IDEM) provided by the German Aerospace Center (DLR) under the project “Accuracy assessment of a Digital Elevation Model based on TanDEM-X data” for the southwestern territory of Poland. The study area included: open terrain, urban terrain and forested terrain. Based on a set of 17,498 reference points acquired by airborne laser scanning, the mean errors of average heights and standard deviations were calculated for areas with a terrain slope below 2 degrees, between 2 and 6 degrees and above 6 degrees. The absolute accuracy of the IDEM data for the analysed area, expressed as a root mean square error (Total RMSE), was 0.77 m.

scholarly journals Konversi DSM Menjadi DTM Menggunakan Filter Berbasis Kelerengan Untuk Pemetaan Genangan Banjir Rob Di Kecamatan Tirto

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trida Ridho Fariz ◽  
Nur Rokhayati
Keyword(s):  
Digital Terrain Model ◽  
Surface Model ◽  
Digital Surface Model ◽  
Model Data ◽  
Alos Palsar ◽  
Terrain Model ◽  
Digital Terrain ◽  
Digital Elevation ◽  
Elevation Model ◽  
Digital Elevation Model Data

Salah satu data penginderaan jauh yang penting adalah DEM (Digital Elevation Model). Data DEM memberikan informasi ketinggian suatu permukaan bumi dimana dikelompokkan menjadi 2 yaitu DSM (Digital Surface Model) yang menyajikan informasi ketinggian permukaan tutupan lahan dan DTM (Digital Terrain Model) yang menyajikan informasi ketinggian tanah. Pemetaan banjir rob secara umum menggunakan data DTM. Tetapi untuk mendapatkan data DTM sangatlah sulit. Salah satu data DEM yang tersedia secara gratis adalah data DEM terkoreksi hasil ekstraksi dari ALOS PALSAR yang memiliki resolusi spasial 12,5 meter, tidak terlalu bagus untuk digunakan sebagai data untuk pemetaan genangan banjir rob mengingat itu hanyalah DSM. Sedangkan menggunakan data titik ketinggian yang di interpolasi tidak terlalu merepresentatifkan kondisi ketinggian medan suatu wilayah kecuali jika jumlah titiknya banyak. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode slope based filtering untuk mengkonversi data DEM dari ALOS PALSAR menjadi DTM.Hasil dari metode ini dilakukan uji statistik berupa korelasi dengan data titik ketinggian dan mempunyai nilai korelasi yang sangat tinggi yaitu sebesar 0,80 dan nilai RMSE sebesar 1,402. Selanjutnya dibuat pemodalan spasial genangan banjir rob dari DTM. Hasil pemodelan spasial genanngan banjir rob kemudin diuji akurasi dengan uji statistik korelasi dan penghitungan RMSE dengan data hasil survey lapangan. Hasil pemodelan memiliki korelasi sebesar 0,78 dengan nilai RMSE tinggi genangan banjir rob sebesar 0,763. Yang berarti bahwa rata-rata selisih nilai ketinggian genangan banjir rob dari peta dan dilapangan adalah sebesar 0,763m. Wilayah genangan banjir rob meliputi Desa Jeruksari, Desa Tegaldowo, Desa Mulyorejo dan Desa Karangjompo.

Estimation of solar radiation from digital elevation model in area of rough topography

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 453-460 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lurwan Mahmoud Sabo ◽  
Norman Mariun ◽  
Hashim Hizam ◽  
Mohd Amran Mohd Radzi ◽  
Azmi Zakaria
Keyword(s):  
Solar Radiation ◽  
Digital Elevation Model ◽  
Spatial Data ◽  
Energy Planning ◽  
Solar Photovoltaic ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Digital Elevation ◽  
Elevation Model ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Topographic Parameters

Purpose The purpose of this study is to evaluate the reliability of the technique for estimating solar radiation in areas of rough topography and to detect the source of error and means for improvement. Design/methodology/approach Spatial data of the study area in the form of digital elevation model (DEM) coupled with geographic information system (GIS) were used to estimate the monthly solar radiation at locations with rough topography. The generated data were compared with measured data collected from all the selected locations using NASA data. Findings The results show that the variation in topographic parameters has a strong influence on the amount of solar radiation received by two close locations. However, the method performed well for solar radiation estimated in the areas of rough topography. Research limitations/implications The proposed approach overestimates the monthly solar radiation as compared with NASA data due to the impact of topographic parameters accounted for by the model which are not accounted by conventional methods of measurements. This approach can be improved by incorporating the reflected component of radiation in the model used to estimate the solar radiation implemented in the GIS. Originality/value The approach of using GIS with DEM to estimate solar radiation enables to identify the spatial variability in solar radiation between two closest locations due to the influence of topographic parameters, and this will assist in proper energy planning and decision making for optimal areas of solar photovoltaic installation.

scholarly journals Research on colorized physical terrain modeling for intelligent vehicle navigation

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 168781401878741
Author(s):  
Jingbin Hao ◽  
Hansong Ji ◽  
Hao Liu ◽  
Zhongkai Li ◽  
Haifeng Yang
Keyword(s):  
Digital Elevation Model ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Aerial Images ◽  
Surface Model ◽  
File Format ◽  
Terrain Model ◽  
Digital Elevation ◽  
Model File ◽  
Elevation Model

Colorized physical terrain models are needed in many applications, such as intelligent navigation, military strategy planning, landscape architecting, and land-use planning. However, current terrain elevation information is stored as digital elevation model file format, and terrain color information is generally stored in aerial images. A method is presented to directly convert the digital elevation model file and aerial images of a given terrain to the colorized virtual three-dimensional terrain model, which can be processed and fabricated by color three-dimensional printers. First, the elevation data and color data were registered and fused. Second, the colorized terrain surface model was created by using the virtual reality makeup language file format. Third, the colorized three-dimensional terrain model was built by adding a base and four walls. Finally, the colorized terrain physical model was fabricated by using a color three-dimensional printer. A terrain sample with typical topographic features was selected for analysis, and the results demonstrated that the colorized virtual three-dimensional terrain model can be constructed efficiently and the colorized physical terrain model can be fabricated precisely, which makes it easier for users to understand and make full use of the given terrain.

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