scholarly journals UPDATES OF ‘AW3D30’ ALOS GLOBAL DIGITAL SURFACE MODEL IN ANTARCTICA WITH OTHER OPEN ACCESS DATASETS

2021 ◽  
Vol XLIII-B4-2021 ◽  
pp. 401-408
Author(s):  
J. Takaku ◽  
T. Tadono ◽  
M. Doutsu ◽  
F. Ohgushi ◽  
H. Kai
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Thermal Emission ◽  
Shuttle Radar Topography Mission ◽  
Surface Model ◽  
Grid Spacing ◽  
Filling Process ◽  
Aster Gdem ◽  
Digital Elevation ◽  
Elevation Model ◽  
Elevation Measurement

Abstract. In 2016, the first processing of the semi-global digital surface models (DSMs) utilizing all the archives of stereo imageries derived from the Panchromatic Remote sensing Instrument for Stereo Mapping (PRISM) onboard the Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS) was successfully completed. The dataset was freely released to the public in 30 m grid spacing as the ‘ALOS World 3D - 30m (AW3D30)’, which was generated from its original version processed in 5 m or 2.5 m grid spacing. The dataset has been updated since then to improve the absolute/relative height accuracies with additional calibrations. However, the most significant update that should be applied for improving the data usability is the filling of void areas, which correspond to approx. 10% of semiglobal coverage, mostly due to cloud covers. In 2020, we completed the filling process by using other open-access digital elevation models (DEMs) such as Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) DEM, Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer Global DEM (ASTER GDEM), ArcticDEM, etc., except for Antarctica. In this paper, we report on the filling process of the remaining voids in Antarctica by using other open-access DEMs such as Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica (REMA) DSM, TerraSAR-X add-on for Digital Elevation Measurement (TanDEM-X, TDX) 90m DEM, and ASTER GDEM to complete the void-free semi-global AW3D30 datasets.

UPDATES OF ‘AW3D30’ ALOS GLOBAL DIGITAL SURFACE MODEL WITH OTHER OPEN ACCESS DATASETS

2020 ◽  
Vol XLIII-B4-2020 ◽  
pp. 183-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Takaku ◽  
T. Tadono ◽  
M. Doutsu ◽  
F. Ohgushi ◽  
H. Kai
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Thermal Emission ◽  
Shuttle Radar Topography Mission ◽  
Surface Model ◽  
Grid Spacing ◽  
The Public ◽  
Aster Gdem ◽  
Digital Elevation ◽  
Global Coverage ◽  
Elevation Model

Abstract. In 2016 we first completed the global data processing of digital surface models (DSMs) by using the whole archives of stereo imageries derived from the Panchromatic Remote sensing Instrument for Stereo Mapping (PRISM) onboard the Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS). The dataset was freely released to the public in 30 m grid spacing as the ‘ALOS World 3D - 30m (AW3D30)’, which was generated from its original version processed in 5 m or 2.5 m grid spacing. The dataset has been updated since then to improve the absolute/relative height accuracies with additional calibrations. However the most significant update that should be applied for improving the data usability is the filling of void areas, which correspond to approx. 10% of global coverage, mostly due to cloud covers. In this paper we introduce the updates of AW3D30 filling the voids with other open-access DSMs such as Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) Digital Elevation Model (DEM), Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer Global DEM (ASTER GDEM), ArcticDEM, etc., through inter-comparisons among these datasets.

scholarly journals Comparison of Vertical Accuracy of Open-Source Global Digital Elevation Models: A Case Study of Adama City, Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 1731-1744
Author(s):  
Hailu Zewde Abili
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Thermal Emission ◽  
Accuracy Assessment ◽  
Shuttle Radar Topography Mission ◽  
Surface Model ◽  
Aster Gdem ◽  
Digital Elevation ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Vertical Accuracy ◽  
Elevation Model

DEM can be generated from a wide range of sources including land surveys, Photogrammetry, and Remote sensing satellites. SRTM 30m DEM by The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM), the Global Digital Elevation Model by Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflectance Radiometer (ASTER GDEM) and a global surface model called ALOS Worldview 3D 30 meter (AW3D30) by Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS) are satellite-based global DEMs open-source DEM datasets. This study aims to assess the vertical accuracy of ASTER GDEM2, SRTM 30m, and ALOS (AW3D30) global DEMs over Ethiopia in the study area-Adama by using DGPS points and available accurate reference DEM data. The method used to evaluate the vertical accuracy of those DEMs ranges from simple visual comparison to relative and absolute comparisons providing quantitative assessment (Statistical) that used the elevation differences between DEM datasets and reference datasets. The result of this assessment showed better accuracy of SRTM 30m DEM (having RMSE of ± 4.63 m) and closely followed by ALOS (AW3D30) DEM which scored RMSE of ± 5.25 m respectively. ASTER GDEM 2 showed the least accuracy by scoring RMSE of ± 11.18 m in the study area. The second accuracy assessment was done by the analysis of derived products such as slope and drainage networks. This also resulted in a better quality of DEM derived products for SRTM than ALOS DEM and ASTER GDEM.

scholarly journals GENERATION OF THE 30 M-MESH GLOBAL DIGITAL SURFACE MODEL BY ALOS PRISM

2016 ◽  
Vol XLI-B4 ◽  
pp. 157-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Tadono ◽  
H. Nagai ◽  
H. Ishida ◽  
F. Oda ◽  
S. Naito ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Thermal Emission ◽  
Shuttle Radar Topography Mission ◽  
Surface Model ◽  
Digital Surface Model ◽  
Aster Gdem ◽  
Sensing Technology ◽  
Preliminary Validation ◽  
Digital Elevation ◽  
Elevation Model

Topographical information is fundamental to many geo-spatial related information and applications on Earth. Remote sensing satellites have the advantage in such fields because they are capable of global observation and repeatedly. Several satellite-based digital elevation datasets were provided to examine global terrains with medium resolutions e.g. the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM), the global digital elevation model by the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER GDEM). A new global digital surface model (DSM) dataset using the archived data of the Panchromatic Remote-sensing Instrument for Stereo Mapping (PRISM) onboard the Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS, nicknamed “Daichi”) has been completed on March 2016 by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) collaborating with NTT DATA Corp. and Remote Sensing Technology Center, Japan. This project is called “ALOS World 3D” (AW3D), and its dataset consists of the global DSM dataset with 0.15 arcsec. pixel spacing (approx. 5 m mesh) and ortho-rectified PRISM image with 2.5 m resolution. JAXA is also processing the global DSM with 1 arcsec. spacing (approx. 30 m mesh) based on the AW3D DSM dataset, and partially releasing it free of charge, which calls “ALOS World 3D 30 m mesh” (AW3D30). The global AW3D30 dataset will be released on May 2016. This paper describes the processing status, a preliminary validation result of the AW3D30 DSM dataset, and its public release status. As a summary of the preliminary validation of AW3D30 DSM, 4.40 m (RMSE) of the height accuracy of the dataset was confirmed using 5,121 independent check points distributed in the world.

scholarly journals GENERATION OF THE 30 M-MESH GLOBAL DIGITAL SURFACE MODEL BY ALOS PRISM

2016 ◽  
Vol XLI-B4 ◽  
pp. 157-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Tadono ◽  
H. Nagai ◽  
H. Ishida ◽  
F. Oda ◽  
S. Naito ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Thermal Emission ◽  
Shuttle Radar Topography Mission ◽  
Surface Model ◽  
Digital Surface Model ◽  
Aster Gdem ◽  
Sensing Technology ◽  
Preliminary Validation ◽  
Digital Elevation ◽  
Elevation Model

Topographical information is fundamental to many geo-spatial related information and applications on Earth. Remote sensing satellites have the advantage in such fields because they are capable of global observation and repeatedly. Several satellite-based digital elevation datasets were provided to examine global terrains with medium resolutions e.g. the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM), the global digital elevation model by the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER GDEM). A new global digital surface model (DSM) dataset using the archived data of the Panchromatic Remote-sensing Instrument for Stereo Mapping (PRISM) onboard the Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS, nicknamed “Daichi”) has been completed on March 2016 by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) collaborating with NTT DATA Corp. and Remote Sensing Technology Center, Japan. This project is called “ALOS World 3D” (AW3D), and its dataset consists of the global DSM dataset with 0.15 arcsec. pixel spacing (approx. 5 m mesh) and ortho-rectified PRISM image with 2.5 m resolution. JAXA is also processing the global DSM with 1 arcsec. spacing (approx. 30 m mesh) based on the AW3D DSM dataset, and partially releasing it free of charge, which calls “ALOS World 3D 30 m mesh” (AW3D30). The global AW3D30 dataset will be released on May 2016. This paper describes the processing status, a preliminary validation result of the AW3D30 DSM dataset, and its public release status. As a summary of the preliminary validation of AW3D30 DSM, 4.40 m (RMSE) of the height accuracy of the dataset was confirmed using 5,121 independent check points distributed in the world.

scholarly journals Evaluation of the Accuracy of Digital Elevation Model Produced from Different Open Source Data

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (8) ◽  
pp. 100-112
Author(s):  
Raghad Hadi Hasan
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Digital Elevation Model ◽  
Thermal Emission ◽  
Shuttle Radar Topography Mission ◽  
Google Earth ◽  
Reference Points ◽  
Aster Gdem ◽  
Digital Elevation ◽  
Elevation Model ◽  
High Level

This study aims to estimate the accuracy of digital elevation models (DEM) which are created with exploitation of open source Google Earth data and comparing with the widely available DEM datasets, Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM), version 3, and Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer Global Digital Elevation Model (ASTER GDEM), version 2. The GPS technique is used in this study to produce digital elevation raster with a high level of accuracy, as reference raster, compared to the DEM datasets. Baghdad University, Al Jadriya campus, is selected as a study area. Besides, 151 reference points were created within the study area to evaluate the results based on the values of RMS.Furthermore, the Geographic Information System (GIS) was utilized to analyze, imagine and interpolate data in this study. The result of the statistical analysis revealed that RMSE of DEM related to the differences between the reference points and Google Earth, SRTM DEM and ASTER GDEM are 6.9, 5.5 and 4.8, respectively. What is more, a finding of this study shows convergence the level of accuracy for all open sources used in this study.  

scholarly journals Identification and mapping of soil erosion areas in the Blue Nile-Eastern Sudan using multispectral ASTER and MODIS satellite data and the SRTM elevation model

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-177
Author(s):  
M. El Haj Tahir ◽  
A. Kääb ◽  
C.-Y. Xu
Keyword(s):  
Soil Erosion ◽  
Thermal Emission ◽  
Land Use Changes ◽  
Shuttle Radar Topography Mission ◽  
Arid Ecosystems ◽  
Spatial And Temporal Variability ◽  
Blue Nile ◽  
Digital Elevation ◽  
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer ◽  
Elevation Model

Abstract. This paper is part of a set of studies to evaluate the spatial and temporal variability of soil water in terms of natural as well as land-use changes as fundamental factors for vegetation regeneration in arid ecosystems in the Blue Nile-Sudan. The specific aim is to indicate the spatial distribution of soil erosion caused by the rains of 2006. The current study is conducted to determine whether automatic classification of multispectral Advanced Space borne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) imagery could accurately discriminate erosion gullies. Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) is used to orthoproject ASTER data. A maximum likelihood classifier is trained with four classes, Gullies, Flat_Land, Mountains and Water and applied to images from March and December 2006. Validation is done with field data from December and January 2006/2007, and using drainage network analysis of SRTM digital elevation model. The results allow the identification of erosion gullies and subsequent estimation of eroded area. Consequently the results were up-scaled using Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) images of the same dates. Because the selected study site is representative of the wider Blue Nile province, it is expected that the approach presented could be applied to larger areas.

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 DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL FROM PRISM-ALOS AND ASTER STEREOSCOPIC DATA

2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bambang Trisakti ◽  
Ita Carolita ◽  
Firsan Ardi Pradana
Keyword(s):  
Digital Elevation Model ◽  
Spatial Resolution ◽  
Thermal Emission ◽  
Shuttle Radar Topography Mission ◽  
Contour Map ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Digital Elevation ◽  
Other Information ◽  
Elevation Model ◽  
Terra Satellite

Digital Elevation Model (DEM) is a source to produce contour map, slope, and aspect information, which is needed for other information such as disaster and water resources management. DEM can be generated by several methods. One of them is parallax calculations from stereoscopic data of optical sensor. Panchromatic Remote-Sensing Instrument for Stereo Mapping (PRISM) sensor from Advanced LAnd Observation Satellite (ALOS) satellite and advance space borne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) sensor from Terra Satellite is Japanese optical satellite sensor which have abilityto produce stereoscopic data. This study showed DEM generations from PRISM (2.5 m spatial resolution) and ASTER (15m spatial resolution) stereoscopic data using image matching and collinear model based on Orthobase-pro software. The Generated DEM from each sensor was compared to the DEM from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) X-C band with 30 m spatial resolution. The dependent on the pixel size from the DEM produced were also discussed. The result showed that both DEMs have similiar elevation and distribution pattern to the referenced DEM, but DEM for PRISM had higher relative accuracy (RMSE is 6.5 m) and Smoother pattern comparing to DEM from ASTER (RMSE is 10.2 m) Keyword : ASTER, DEM, PRISM, SRTM, Stereoscopic satellite data

scholarly journals EVALUATION OF ASTER GDEM V3 USING ICESAT LASER ALTIMETRY

2016 ◽  
Vol XLI-B4 ◽  
pp. 117-124
Author(s):  
C. C. Carabajal ◽  
J.-P. Boy
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Emission ◽  
Ground Control ◽  
Control Points ◽  
Ice Cloud ◽  
Aster Gdem ◽  
Ground Control Points ◽  
Digital Elevation ◽  
Elevation Model ◽  
Globally Distributed

We have used a set of Ground Control Points (GCPs) derived from altimetry measurements from the Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) to evaluate the quality of the 30 m posting ASTER (Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer) Global Digital Elevation Model (GDEM) V3 elevation products produced by NASA/METI for Greenland and Antarctica. These data represent the highest quality globally distributed altimetry measurements that can be used for geodetic ground control, selected by applying rigorous editing criteria, useful at high latitudes, where other topographic control is scarce. Even if large outliers still remain in all ASTER GDEM V3 data for both, Greenland and Antarctica, they are significantly reduced when editing ASTER by number of scenes (N≥5) included in the elevation processing. For 667,354 GCPs in Greenland, differences show a mean of 13.74 m, a median of -6.37 m, with an RMSE of 109.65 m. For Antarctica, 6,976,703 GCPs show a mean of 0.41 m, with a median of -4.66 m, and a 54.85 m RMSE, displaying smaller means, similar medians, and less scatter than GDEM V2. Mean and median differences between ASTER and ICESat are lower than 10 m, and RMSEs lower than 10 m for Greenland, and 20 m for Antarctica when only 9 to 31 scenes are included.

scholarly journals Assessing the influence of DEM source on derived streamline and catchment boundary accuracy

Water SA ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 45 (4 October) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zama Eric Mashimbye ◽  
Willem Petrus De Clercq ◽  
Adriaan Van Niekerk
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
Euclidean Distance ◽  
Thermal Emission ◽  
Absolute Error ◽  
Shuttle Radar Topography Mission ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Digital Elevation ◽  
Elevation Model

Accurate DEM-derived streamlines and catchment boundaries are essential for hydrological modelling. Due to the popularity of hydrological parameters derived mainly from free DEMs, it is essential to investigate the accuracy of these parameters. This study compared the spatial accuracy of streamlines and catchment boundaries derived from available digital elevation models in South Africa. Two versions of Stellenbosch University DEMs (SUDEM5 and DEMSA2), the second version of the 30 m advanced spaceborne thermal emission and reflection radiometer global digital elevation model (ASTER GDEM2), the 30 and 90 m shuttle radar topography mission (SRTM30 and SRTM90 DEM), and the 90 m Water Research Commission DEM (WRC DEM) were considered. As a reference, a 1 m GEOEYE DEM was generated from GeoEye stereo images. Catchment boundaries and streamlines were extracted from the DEMs using the Arc Hydro module. A reference catchment boundary was generated from the GEOEYE DEM and verified during field visits. Reference streamlines were digitised at a scale of 1:10 000 from the 1 m orthorectified GeoEye images. Visual inspection, as well as quantitative measures such as correctness index, mean absolute error, root mean squares error and figure of merit index were used to validate the results. The study affirmed that high resolution (<30 m) DEMs produce more accurate parameters and that DEM source and resampling techniques also play a role. However, if high resolution DEMs are not available, the 30 m SRTM DEM is recommended as its vertical accuracy was relatively high and the quality of the streamlines and catchment boundary was good. In addition, it was found that the novel Euclidean distance-based MAE and RMSE proposed in this study to compare reference and DEM-extracted raster datasets of different resolutions is a more reliable indicator of geometrical accuracy than the correctness and figure of merit indices.

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