A Parcel Shape Index for Use in Land Consolidation Planning

Area shape analysis has been a subject of focus for research in geography and other disciplines for many years. However, existing area shape indices present significant weaknesses for the analysis of land parcels in an agricultural context as they do not measure shape in an appropriate, reliable or explicit manner. This article presents a new parcel shape index (PSI) which integrates six geometric parameters through multi‐attribute decision‐making, combined with value functions for parameter standardization. The superior performance of the new PSI in relation to three existing indices is demonstrated through a case study area in Cyprus. The methodology can be applied in other contexts aimed at assessing the quality of a particular shape compared to an optimum.     

区域土地灌溉环境评价与决策分析

国土资源是人们赖以生存和发展的物质基础,土地灌溉环境作为国土资源调查的重要内容,其关键基础设施机井的空间配置对于农业生产具有重要的现实意义。本文以北京市通州区永乐店镇为研究区,基于国土资源调查的多源空间数据,提出了一种对现有土地灌溉环境进行定量评价和优化决策的方法。结果表明,研究区既有机井配置有待进一步改进,优化方案给出的183口新增机井合理分配在优化单元内,能够满足当地农民的土地灌溉需求,同时为土地灌溉环境中机井的更新配置提供了依据。     

空间特性约束的县域耕地生产效益评价——以紫云苗族布依族自治县为例

本文以紫云苗族布依族自治县为试点,首先利用地理信息空间分析技术,分析评价耕地空间特征、农业物资运输配套设施空间分布、农业灌溉资源空间分布等因子对耕地生产效益的影响。然后从地理国情普查、耕地地球化学质量调查等成果数据中甄选影响因子,构建影响因子样本集,提出梯度距离概念,计算等级耕地经济效益权重,并构建偏最小二乘回归模型,评价各因子对耕地生产效益的影响。最后从地理空间角度提出了提升县域农业生产效益的改良措施。     

Testing block subdivision algorithms on block designs

Integrated land use–transportation models predict future transportation demand taking into account how households and firms arrange themselves partly as a function of the transportation system. Recent integrated models require parcels as inputs and produce household and employment predictions at the parcel scale. Block subdivision algorithms automatically generate parcel patterns within blocks. Evaluating block subdivision algorithms is done by way of generating parcels and comparing them to those in a parcel database. Three block subdivision algorithms are evaluated on how closely they reproduce parcels of different block types found in a parcel database from Montreal, Canada. While the authors who developed each of the algorithms have evaluated them, they have used their own metrics and block types to evaluate their own algorithms. This makes it difficult to compare their strengths and weaknesses. The contribution of this paper is in resolving this difficulty with the aim of finding a better algorithm suited to subdividing each block type. The proposed hypothesis is that given the different approaches that block subdivision algorithms take, it’s likely that different algorithms are better adapted to subdividing different block types. To test this, a standardized block type classification is used that consists of mutually exclusive and comprehensive categories. A statistical method is used for finding a better algorithm and the probability it will perform well for a given block type. Results suggest the oriented bounding box algorithm performs better for warped non-uniform sites, as well as gridiron and fragmented uniform sites. It also produces more similar parcel areas and widths. The Generalized Parcel Divider 1 algorithm performs better for gridiron non-uniform sites. The Straight Skeleton algorithm performs better for loop and lollipop networks as well as fragmented non-uniform and warped uniform sites. It also produces more similar parcel shapes and patterns.     

Evaluation and development of sustainable urban land use plans through spatial optimization

Along with rapid global urbanization, cities are challenged by environmental risks and resource scarcity. Sustainable urban planning is central to address the dilemma of economic growth and ecosystem protection, where the use of land is critical. Sustainable land use patterns are spatially explicit in nature, and can be structured and addressed using spatial optimization integrating GIS and mathematical models. This research discusses prominent sustainability concerns in land use planning and suggests a generalized multi‐objective spatial optimization model to facilitate conventional planning. The model is structured to meet land use demand while satisfying the requirements of the physical environment, society and economy. Unlike existing work relying on raster data, due to its simple data structure and ease of spatial relationship evaluation, this research develops an approach for identifying land use solutions based on vector data that better reflects the actual shape and spatial layout of land parcels as well as the ways land use information is managed in practice. An evolutionary algorithm is developed to find the set of efficient (Pareto) solutions given the complexity of vector‐based representations of space. The proposed approach is applied in an empirical study of Dafeng, China in order to support local urban growth and development. The results demonstrate that spatial optimization can be a powerful tool for deriving effective and efficient land use planning strategies. A comparison to results using a raster data approach supports the superiority of land use optimization using vector data as part of planning practice.     

顾及地块时空特点的地籍数据组织及查询

通过分析地块变更的时空变化过程，总结出具有父子关系的时态地块的空间相交性和时间相接性特点，归纳出查询这种关系的约束条件。利用扩展时空复合模型和元组时区标记，借助于变更地块的约束条件，设计出查询变更地块的时态链算法。     

Evaluation of Land Suitability for Urban Land‐Use Planning: Case Study Dhaka City

The aim of this research is evaluation of land suitability for urban land‐use planning. Four factors and fourteen criteria were selected for suitability analysis and land‐use planning. Factors and criteria were defined based on literature survey, experts’ opinions, local contexts and availability of data. GIS‐based Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) was used as a Multi‐criteria Decision Making model. The study was conducted on a selected area of Dhaka city, which is one of the fastest growing mega‐cities of the world. The research result shows that highly suitable area (13%) should be used for urban residential zone; moderately suitable area (35%) should be designated as mixed use zone; low suitable area (42%) should be reserved for agricultural use and open spaces; and not suitable area (10%) should be protected from any types of activities except agriculture. The research approached an urban land‐use planning at a regional scale.     

Implementation of novel polygon-based obfuscation methods to improve privacy of agricultural data

Geoprivacy protection is a significant concern when sharing data. To support sustainable land management by leveraging existing agricultural data, research is needed to identify how the polygon nature of static field parcels can be obfuscated to allow data sharing among individuals and organizations. In this study, five adaptive polygon-based obfuscation methods including PN*Rand, PDonut-k, PDensity-k, PAHilb, and PDonut_AHilb methods were developed and applied on the Irish Nutrient Management Planning Online (NMP Online) agricultural dataset. The polygon-based obfuscation methods introduced in this study were designed with the consideration of properties of spatial polygon objects including the spatial coordinates, shape and size of the polygon, topology, and spatial relationship between adjacent polygons that can be used to identify real-world objects. These methods were developed to guarantee that there is no false-identification and non-unique obfuscation which is important for static polygon objects in terms of accuracy and privacy protection. Qualitative approaches were developed to identify the optimal values of inner and outer radii of donut shape based on k-anonymity satisfaction and subsequently obtain the optimal value of k-anonymity. Several evaluation methods were implemented to compare the methods performance. Density-based methods particularly PDonut-AHilb provide the best trade-off between field parcel confidentiality and spatial pattern preservation and should be considered for researchers and practitioners obfuscating polygon data.     

浅谈城镇土地权属调查

本文从实际生产的角度阐述了城镇土地权属调查的工作流程、调查的工作程序、宗地划分的一般原则,并结合各地一些宗地处理的特殊方式以及解决问题的一些策略,对实际生产具有一定的借鉴作用。     

Modeling spatiotemporal pattern of agriculture‐feasible land in China

This study applies a spatial fuzzy multi‐criteria evaluation model to determine agricultural feasibility in China based on physical variables (accumulated temperature, sunshine, precipitation, hydrology, elevation and soil properties). The resulting agricultural feasibility index layer is combined with nightlight images (1992‐2013) to determine the spatiotemporal variation of urban encroachment on feasible agriculture land. It reveals the severity of agricultural land losses to urbanization.     

面向地块的MDPA算法实现Landsat7的农用地分类

介绍了使用地块划分Landsat7 ETM+遥感影像作为分类单元。为每一种目标类型选取标准地块,采用MDPA算法计算待分类地块与标准地块的亮度、绿度和湿度3种特征的直方图距离和相似指数,以此作为分类依据,结果准确率为95%。对于地块边界稳定的区域,能够显著地降低工作强度,提高分类精度。     

A comparative analysis of gridding systems for point-based land cover/use analysis

For spatial analyses, raster land cover/use maps are converted into points, where each point holds attribute of its corresponding land cover/use. However, these are not identical in terms of areas or shapes; thus assigning a point to each isolated shape is not an adequate solution and for that gridding is suggested. Square, hexagon and triangle are among the basic land use gridding systems where each of them has its own advantages in such process. This research aims to compare the systems in providing accurate representations of the original land cover/use maps, assess the data loss while increasing resolution and suggest suitable gridding system. The research finds the errors in area and feature numbers as criteria for selected classes. Modules that find out errors in each scale considering each criterion and class alone are proposed. The modules suggest both the best system for each criterion alone and for combined criteria.     

基于ArcEngine的宗地图形信息管理系统的设计与实现

在城市的改造和建设过程中,测绘数据的组织与管理尤为重要。本文研究了在GIS环境下实现宗地图形信息的自动化管理,并从宗地图形数据库设计、历史数据的管理与应用和数据导入功能的角度介绍了该系统的设计与业务流程。系统后台数据库采用Oracle10g进行数据的管理与存储,在C.net环境下开发前端应用平台,并利用SDE(空间数据库引擎)实现数据间的通信;利用ArcEngine组件技术,采用嵌入式集成方法,形成一个地理信息系统平台。     

Land cover classification of VHR airborne images for citrus grove identification

Managing land resources using remote sensing techniques is becoming a common practice. However, data analysis procedures should satisfy the high accuracy levels demanded by users (public or private companies and governments) in order to be extensively used. This paper presents a multi-stage classification scheme to update the citrus Geographical Information System (GIS) of the Comunidad Valenciana region (Spain). Spain is the first citrus fruit producer in Europe and the fourth in the world. In particular, citrus fruits represent 67% of the agricultural production in this region, with a total production of 4.24 million tons (campaign 2006-2007). The citrus GIS inventory, created in 2001, needs to be regularly updated in order to monitor changes quickly enough, and allow appropriate policy making and citrus production forecasting. Automatic methods are proposed in this work to facilitate this update, whose processing scheme is summarized as follows. First, an object-oriented feature extraction process is carried out for each cadastral parcel from very high spatial resolution aerial images (0.5 m). Next, several automatic classifiers (decision trees, artificial neural networks, and support vector machines) are trained and combined to improve the final classification accuracy. Finally, the citrus GIS is automatically updated if a high enough level of confidence, based on the agreement between classifiers, is achieved. This is the case for 85% of the parcels and accuracy results exceed 94%. The remaining parcels are classified by expert photo-interpreters in order to guarantee the high accuracy demanded by policy makers.     

一种改进的图斑合并算法

从计算几何的角度提出了一种改进的图斑合并(聚合和融合)方法。图斑聚合采用缓冲区合并的思想,可以有效地合并"桥梁"区域,并保持图斑的自然弯曲形态;图斑融合通过骨架线剖分小图斑,以共享边和地类为共同作用因子,将小图斑逐个合并到原始图斑的拓扑相邻图斑中。此算法有效地维持了图斑边界的自然弯曲,并顾及了图上显示地类的父类整体变化情况。     

Integrating multiple land cover maps through a multi-criteria analysis to improve agricultural monitoring in Africa

Monitoring agricultural land cover is highly relevant for global early warning systems such as ASAP (Anomaly hot Spots of Agricultural Production), because it represents the basis for detecting production deficits in food security assessment. Given the significant inconsistencies among existing land cover datasets, there is a need to obtain a more accurate representation of the spatial distribution and extent of agricultural area in Africa. In this research, we explore a fusion approach that combines the strength of individual datasets and minimises their limitations. Specifically, a semi-automatic method is developed, relying on multi-criteria analysis (MCA) complemented with manual fine-tuning using the best-rated datasets, to generate two hybrid and static agricultural masks – one for cropland and another for grassland. Following a comprehensive selection of land cover maps, each dataset is evaluated at country level according to five criteria: timeliness, spatial resolution, comparison with FAO statistics, accuracy assessment and expert evaluation. A sensitivity analysis is performed, based on an evaluation of the impact of weight settings on the resulting land cover. The proposed methodology is capable of improving agricultural characterisation in Africa. As a result, two static masks at 250 m spatial resolution for the nominal year 2016 are provided.     

InSAR视角下准噶尔盆地农业灌溉区地表形变特征和演化规律

抽取地下水进行农业灌溉是导致地下水位快速下降的重要因素，而长期过度开采地下水往往会引发地面沉降灾害，这种现象在干旱和半干旱地区非常普遍。为了研究农业灌溉超采引发的地表形变特征和演化规律，本文以准噶尔盆地南缘、天山北麓地带为研究区域，利用SBAS-InSAR技术对2003年—2009年覆盖呼图壁县的ENVISAT/ASAR升、降轨数据进行处理，获取了该地区的地表形变场，并结合研究区的农业灌溉方式、水资源补给和季节变化等资料对地面沉降的时空变化特征进行分析，为水资源和农业可持续发展提供参考意义。实验表明，研究区内主要有两个沉降幅度较大的漏斗，且都位于农田区域。2007年以前，研究区地表没有显著形变，之后发生了较大量级的沉降。采用传统灌溉方式和时针式灌溉系统的农业区平均沉降速率最高分别可达50 mm/a和30 mm/a，前者在时间上呈线性变化，而后者具有显著的周期性变化特征。在冬季时，采用时针式灌溉系统的地区地面抬升量可达40 mm，远大于传统灌溉方式的农田区域，而夏季地面沉降速率可达200 mm/a。对研究区农业灌溉活动进行分析后发现，农业灌溉造成的地下水超采是该地区地面沉降的主要影响因素，其形变机制与季节变化具有较高的相关性，在灌溉活动休止期内地表形变取决于地下水的补给量。研究区内的形变特征和影响因素分析将为地下水资源的充分利用和农业的可持续发展提供有效的信息。     

Development of a GIS-based decision support system for assessing land use status

The objectives of this study are to assess land suitability and to predict the spatial and temporal changes in land use types (LUTs) by using GIS-based land use management decision support system. A GIS database with data on climate, topography, soil characteristic, irrigation condition, fertilizer application, and special socioeconomic activities has been developed and used for the evaluation of land productivity for different crops by integrating with a crop growth model—the erosion productivity impact calculator (EPIC). International food policy simulation model (IFPSIM) is also embedded into GIS for the predictions of how crop demands and crop market prices will change under alternative policy scenarios. An inference engine (IE) including land use choice model is developed to illustrate land use choice behavior based on logit models, which allows to analyze how diversified factors ranging from climate changes, crop price changes to land management changes can effect the distribution of agricultural land use. A test for integrated simulation is taken in each 0.1o by 0.1o grid cell to predict the change of agricultural land use types at global level. Global land use changes are simulated from 1992 to 2050.     

Development of a GIS-based decision support system for assessing land use status

IntroductionAgriculturallandusepatternsandtheirchangesaretightlyrelatedwithagriculturepolicyandfoodsecurityissuesundergrowingfooddemand,assess mentofglobalclimatechangeimpactsonagricul ture,environmentalissuesduetotheintensificationofagriculturallandusessuchaswaterpollution,soildegradation,andrecentlywaterscarcityissues.Soasustainableandholisticplanningandmanage mentoflandresourcesshouldcombineallthesere latedinformationwithefficienttoolsforassessmentandevaluationinordertopermitbroad ,interact…     

土地利用总体规划中区实体的等因子裁剪方法

针对传统区实体裁剪方法在土地利用总体规划区实体裁剪中的问题,提出了等因子裁区法,并以MapGIS为手段,结合其强大的图形数据和属性数据处理功能,阐述了基于MapGIS的区实体裁剪方法的实现过程,解决了传统区实体裁剪方法在土地利用总体规划海量数据裁剪中费时费力的问题;最后,以广西壮族自治区兴安县土地利用总体规划图件编制为例,对基于MapGIS的等因子裁区法进行了验证。