scholarly journals Satellite Image Time Series Analysis for Big Earth Observation Data

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 2428
Author(s):  
Rolf Simoes ◽  
Gilberto Camara ◽  
Gilberto Queiroz ◽  
Felipe Souza ◽  
Pedro R. Andrade ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Time Series ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Time Series Analysis ◽  
Satellite Image ◽  
Earth Observation ◽  
Observation Data ◽  
Accuracy Measurement ◽  
Series Analysis ◽  
Earth Observation Data

The development of analytical software for big Earth observation data faces several challenges. Designers need to balance between conflicting factors. Solutions that are efficient for specific hardware architectures can not be used in other environments. Packages that work on generic hardware and open standards will not have the same performance as dedicated solutions. Software that assumes that its users are computer programmers are flexible but may be difficult to learn for a wide audience. This paper describes sits, an open-source R package for satellite image time series analysis using machine learning. To allow experts to use satellite imagery to the fullest extent, sits adopts a time-first, space-later approach. It supports the complete cycle of data analysis for land classification. Its API provides a simple but powerful set of functions. The software works in different cloud computing environments. Satellite image time series are input to machine learning classifiers, and the results are post-processed using spatial smoothing. Since machine learning methods need accurate training data, sits includes methods for quality assessment of training samples. The software also provides methods for validation and accuracy measurement. The package thus comprises a production environment for big EO data analysis. We show that this approach produces high accuracy for land use and land cover maps through a case study in the Cerrado biome, one of the world’s fast moving agricultural frontiers for the year 2018.

scholarly journals GEE TIMESERIES EXPLORER FOR QGIS – INSTANT ACCESS TO PETABYTES OF EARTH OBSERVATION DATA

2021 ◽  
Vol XLVI-4/W2-2021 ◽  
pp. 155-158
Author(s):  
P. Rufin ◽  
A. Rabe ◽  
L. Nill ◽  
P. Hostert
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Time Series Data ◽  
Satellite Image ◽  
Google Earth ◽  
Earth Observation ◽  
Series Data ◽  
Observation Data ◽  
Local Data ◽  
Small Areas ◽  
Earth Observation Data

Abstract. Earth observation analysis workflows commonly require mass processing of time series data, with data volumes easily exceeding terabyte magnitude, even for relatively small areas of interest. Cloud processing platforms such as Google Earth Engine (GEE) leverage accessibility to satellite image archives and thus facilitate time series analysis workflows. Instant visualization of time series data and integration with local data sources is, however, currently not implemented or requires coding customized scripts or applications. Here, we present the GEE Timeseries Explorer plugin which grants instant access to GEE from within QGIS. It seamlessly integrates the QGIS user interface with a compact widget for visualizing time series from any predefined or customized GEE image collection. Users can visualize time series profiles for a given coordinate as an interactive plot or visualize images with customized band rendering within the QGIS map canvas. The plugin is available through the QGIS plugin repository and detailed documentation is available online (https://geetimeseriesexplorer.readthedocs.io/).

scholarly journals Earth Observation Data Cubes for Brazil: Requirements, Methodology and Products

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (24) ◽  
pp. 4033
Author(s):  
Karine R. Ferreira ◽  
Gilberto R. Queiroz ◽  
Lubia Vinhas ◽  
Rennan F. B. Marujo ◽  
Rolf E. O. Simoes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Time Series ◽  
Time Series Analysis ◽  
Multidimensional Data ◽  
Observation Data ◽  
Data Cubes ◽  
Series Analysis ◽  
Earth Observation Data ◽  
Multidimensional Data Cubes ◽  
Land Use And Cover

Recently, remote sensing image time series analysis has being widely used to investigate the dynamics of environments over time. Many studies have combined image time series analysis with machine learning methods to improve land use and cover change mapping. In order to support image time series analysis, analysis-ready data (ARD) image collections have been modeled and organized as multidimensional data cubes. Data cubes can be defined as sets of time series associated with spatially aligned pixels. Based on lessons learned in the research project e-Sensing, related to national demands for land use and cover monitoring and related to state-of-the-art studies on relevant topics, we define the requirements to build Earth observation data cubes for Brazil. This paper presents the methodology to generate ARD and multidimensional data cubes from remote sensing images for Brazil. We describe the computational infrastructure that we are developing in the Brazil Data Cube project, composed of software applications and Web services to create, integrate, discover, access, and process the data sets. We also present how we are producing land use and cover maps from data cubes using image time series analysis and machine learning techniques.

scholarly journals Machine Learning Methods for Improved Understanding of a Pumping Test in Heterogeneous Aquifers

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Fan ◽  
Litang Hu ◽  
Hongliang Wang ◽  
Xin Liu
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Time Series ◽  
Time Series Analysis ◽  
Analytical Solutions ◽  
Pumping Test ◽  
Learning Methods ◽  
Pumping Tests ◽  
Machine Learning Methods ◽  
Series Analysis ◽  
Pumping Wells

Pumping tests are very important means for investigating aquifer properties; however, interpreting the data using common analytical solutions become invalid in complex aquifer systems. The paper aims to explore the potential of machine learning methods in retrieving the pumping tests information in a field site in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A newly planned mining site with a pumping test of three pumping wells and 28 observation wells over one month was chosen to analyze the significance of machine learning methods in the pumping test analysis. Widely used machine learning methods, including correlation, cluster, time-series analysis, artificial neural network (ANN), support vector machine (SVR), random forest (RF) method, and linear regression, are all used in this study. Correlation and cluster analyses among wells provide visual pictures of possible hydraulic connections. The pathway with the best permeability ranges from the depth of 250 m to 350 m. Time-series analysis perfectly captured changes of drawdowns within the three pumping wells. The RF method is found to have the higher accuracy and the lower sensitivity to model parameters than ANN and SVR methods. The coupling of the linear regressive model and analytical solutions is applied to estimate hydraulic conductivities. The results found that ML methods can significantly and effectively improve our understanding of pumping tests by revealing inherent information hidden in those tests.

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