自发地理信息兴趣点数据在线综合与多尺度可视化方法

移动及Web环境下,集成各种自发地理信息POI数据与地理框架背景数据的混搭式地图应用,越来越多地出现在主流地理信息平台及LBS服务中。由于缺乏适宜的在线多尺度可视化机制,这种POI数据表达上通常出现拥挤、压盖等冲突现象。针对该问题,本研究将传统的尺度变换方法与在线环境相结合,提出一种面向城市设施POI数据的多尺度可视化策略。即由服务器端通过预处理方式对POI数据进行多层次结构化组织;在此基础上,客户端依据显示比例尺导出对应层次的POI目标,并通过移位操作解决局部存在的符号表达冲突现象。试验表明,该方法符合数字化网络应用的在线实时需求,同时也能获得较高质量的多尺度表达效果。     

Mobile Visibility Querying for LBS

This article describes research carried out in the area of mobile spatial interaction (MSI) and the development of a 3D mobile version of a 2D web‐based directional query processor. The TellMe application integrates location (from GPS, GSM, WiFi) and orientation (from magnetometer/accelerometer) sensor technologies into an enhanced spatial query processing module capable of exploiting a mobile device's position and orientation for querying real‐world spatial datasets. This article outlines our technique for combining these technologies and the architecture needed to deploy them on a sensor enabled smartphone (i.e. Nokia Navigator 6210). With all these sensor technologies now available on off‐the‐shelf devices, it is possible to employ a mobile query system that can work effectively in any environment using location and orientation as primary parameters for directional queries. Novel approaches for determining a user's visible query space in three dimensions based on their line‐of‐sight (ego‐visibility) are investigated to provide for “hidden query removal” functionality. This article presents demonstrable results of a mobile application that is location, direction, and orientation aware, and that retrieves database objects and attributes (e.g. buildings, points‐of‐interest, etc.) by simply pointing, or “looking”, at them with a mobile phone.     

Extracting urban functional regions from points of interest and human activities on location‐based social networks

Data about points of interest (POI) have been widely used in studying urban land use types and for sensing human behavior. However, it is difficult to quantify the correct mix or the spatial relations among different POI types indicative of specific urban functions. In this research, we develop a statistical framework to help discover semantically meaningful topics and functional regions based on the co‐occurrence patterns of POI types. The framework applies the latent Dirichlet allocation (LDA) topic modeling technique and incorporates user check‐in activities on location‐based social networks. Using a large corpus of about 100,000 Foursquare venues and user check‐in behavior in the 10 most populated urban areas of the US, we demonstrate the effectiveness of our proposed methodology by identifying distinctive types of latent topics and, further, by extracting urban functional regions using K‐means clustering and Delaunay triangulation spatial constraints clustering. We show that a region can support multiple functions but with different probabilities, while the same type of functional region can span multiple geographically non‐adjacent locations. Since each region can be modeled as a vector consisting of multinomial topic distributions, similar regions with regard to their thematic topic signatures can be identified. Compared with remote sensing images which mainly uncover the physical landscape of urban environments, our popularity‐based POI topic modeling approach can be seen as a complementary social sensing view on urban space based on human activities.     

顾及位置关系的网络POI地址信息标准化处理方法

针对互联网POI(兴趣点)地址信息中广泛存在的地址要素不完整、文字表达不一致等不规范现象,提出一种顾及位置关系的网络POI地址信息标准化处理方法,首先对POI信息进行切分提取并逐层匹配地址树模型;然后基于4种位置关系从标准POI库中选出相应集合,作为丰富和修正非标准POI地址要素的候选;最后通过最小粒度地址要素的回溯,实现POI地址信息的快速标准化处理。试验表明该方法可以获得较高的准确率,尤其适用于在互联网数据环境中的POI地址信息标准化。     

Airborne LiDAR and Terrestrial Laser Scanning Derived Vegetation Obstruction Factors for Visibility Models

Research presented here explores the feasibility of leveraging vegetation data derived from airborne light detection and ranging (LiDAR) and terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) for visibility modeling. Using LiDAR and TLS datasets of a lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) dominant ecosystem, tree canopy and trunk obstructions were isolated relevant to a discrete visibility beam in a short‐range line‐of‐sight model. Cumulative obstruction factors from vegetation were compared with reference visibility values from digital photographs along sightline paths. LiDAR‐derived tree factors were augmented with single‐scan TLS data for obstruction prediction. Good correlation between datasets was found up to 10 m from the terrestrial scanner, but fine scale visibility modeling was problematic at longer distances. Analysis of correlation and regression results reveal the influence of obstruction shadowing inherent to discrete LiDAR and TLS, potentially limiting the feasibility of modeling visibility over large areas with similar technology. However, the results support the potential for TLS‐derived subcanopy metrics for augmenting large amounts of aerial LiDAR data to significantly improve models of forest structure. Subtle LiDAR processing improvements, including more accurate tree delineation through higher point density aerial data, combined with better vegetation quantification processes for TLS data, will advance the feasibility and accuracy of data integration.     

一种用于三维城市建筑物的可视域分析算法

作为3DGIS的一种空间分析方法,可视域分析在城市规划、军事和考古等方面有着广泛的应用,其实现则主要基于点对点的通视分析。本文基于多数城市建筑物外形相对规则的特点,提取建筑物的最小矩形包围盒,基于视点位置得到每个模型的可视面角点和视点构成锥体,通过计算其他锥体底面在某一锥体底面所在平面上的投影区和该锥体底面多边形的差集得到每个模型的可视面,避免通过计算建筑物模型每个点的通视性得到建筑物的可视域,以减少计算量,提高计算效率,最后的实现效果证明了本文算法的可行性和有效性。     

The integration of geophysical and enhanced Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer Normalized Difference Vegetation Index data into a rule-based,piecewise regression-tree model to estimate cheatgrass beginning of spring growth

Cheatgrass exhibits spatial and temporal phenological variability across the Great Basin as described by ecological models formed using remote sensing and other spatial data-sets. We developed a rule-based, piecewise regression-tree model trained on 99 points that used three data-sets – latitude, elevation, and start of season time based on remote sensing input data – to estimate cheatgrass beginning of spring growth (BOSG) in the northern Great Basin. The model was then applied to map the location and timing of cheatgrass spring growth for the entire area. The model was strong (R² = 0.85) and predicted an average cheatgrass BOSG across the study area of 29 March–4 April. Of early cheatgrass BOSG areas, 65% occurred at elevations below 1452 m. The highest proportion of cheatgrass BOSG occurred between mid-April and late May. Predicted cheatgrass BOSG in this study matched well with previous Great Basin cheatgrass green-up studies.     

Leaf Area Index Estimation Using Time-Series MODIS Data in Different Types of Vegetation

The aim of this study is to estimate leaf area index (LAI) in different type of plants using vegetation indices (VIs) and neural network algorithms retrieved from MODIS data. Four VI were calculated, and neural networks were built up based on MODIS surface reflectance products. Among the tested VIs, normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) and chlorophyll index (CI) appeared to be the best candidate indices in estimating LAI across sites with different vegetation types. The models having the highest accuracy were CI for grassland and deciduous broad leaf forest with determination coefficients (R-square above 0.70, and NDVI for crop R-square?=?0.78). Neural network showed better results than VI methods except in grassland sites. The added VI information showed no significant improvement of model accuracy for the neural networks in most sites.     

基于LBSN和多图融合的兴趣点推荐EI北大核心CSCD

兴趣点推荐作为推荐领域的一个重要分支一直备受研究者青睐。本文提出一种基于位置的社交网络(LBSN)和多图融合的兴趣点推荐方法GraphPOI。综合分析用户和兴趣点的内在因素和外部表征,首先,对用户-兴趣点的评分矩阵进行学习得到用户和兴趣点的内部潜在向量;其次,根据评分矩阵构造用户-兴趣点交互图,得到兴趣点在用户空间的表征向量以及用户在兴趣点空间的表征向量;然后,对兴趣点按其地理位置进行聚类,得到兴趣点在位置空间的表征向量,结合兴趣点在用户空间的表征向量进而得到兴趣点的外部表征向量;对用户社交图中的信息扩散现象进行建模,捕获用户的朋友关系,得到用户在社交空间的表征向量,结合用户在兴趣点空间的表征向量进而得到用户的外部表征向量;最后,结合用户和兴趣点的内部潜在向量与外部表征向量,得到用户和兴趣点的最终向量表示,并将其输入到多层神经网络模型中进行评分预测。在Yelp数据集上对所提模型进行验证,结果表明本文方法能够有效提升兴趣点推荐的准确性。     

Estimating Geographical PV Potential Using LiDAR Data for Buildings in Downtown San Francisco

Sustainable solar energy is of the interest for the city of San Francisco to meet their renewable energy initiative. Buildings in the downtown area are expected to have great photovoltaic (PV) potential for future solar panel installation. This study presents a comprehensive method for estimating geographical PV potential using remote sensed LiDAR data for buildings in downtown San Francisco. LiDAR derived DSMs and DTMs were able to generate high quality building footprints using the object‐oriented classification method. The GRASS built‐in solar irradiation model (r.sun) was used to simulate and compute PV yields. Monthly and yearly maps, as well as an exquisite 3D city building model, were created to visualize the variability of solar irradiation across the study area. Results showed that monthly sum of solar irradiation followed a one‐year cycle with the peak in July and troughs in January and December. The mean yearly sum of solar irradiation for the buildings in the study area was estimated to be 1675 kWh/m². A multiple regression model was used to test the significance of building height, roof area and roof complexity against PV potential. Roof complexity was found to be the dominant determinant. Uncertainties of the research are mainly from the inherent r.sun limitations, boundary problems, and the LiDAR data accuracy in terms of both building footprint extraction and 3D modeling. Future work can focus on a more automated process and segment rooftops of buildings to achieve more accurate estimation of PV potential. The outcome of this research can assist decision makers in San Francisco to visualize building PV potential, and further select ideal places to install PV systems. The methodology presented and tested in this research can also be generalized to other cities in order to meet contemporary society's need for renewable energy.     

兴趣点选取的路网分割并行计算法

兴趣点,又称POI(points of interest)是网络地图、导航地图中重要的表达要素,包括餐饮、娱乐、金融机构、旅游景点、地标建筑、加油站、停车场等人们日常生活中最为经常使用的信息。其数据的准确性、属性的丰富程度、表达的清晰度及其实时显示效率都将影响地图的服务质量。当前POI表达存在许多问题,特别是在用户搜索特定信息时,由于查询结果数据量较大,造成POI的叠置、压盖等,这一问题严重影响了用户对POI信息的查询与检索。地图综合提供了大量的算子算法以实现点或点群要素的选取,但是它们在综合效率方面亟待提高。面向矢量数据处理的并行计算,其数据划分不仅需要满足负载均衡、划分算法高效等要求,而且对于划分后各部分数据在计算前后拓扑关系的保持也显得尤为重要。兴趣点与路划网络是密切相关的要素,两者之间存在着相互依存的空间关系。本文提出基于路划网眼划分兴趣点的方法,既能保证兴趣点的划分效率,又能保证不同分区内POI选取计算的正确性。选择点选取算法中的"圆"增长算法,采用典型试验区域的路划网眼数据,基于不同节点数划分兴趣点数据,实现兴趣点选取并行计算。试验证明,该方法不仅保证了兴趣点划分的均衡性,而且可以提高兴趣点选取计算效率。通过这一研究,对面向矢量数据的地理信息分析、地图制图综合等复杂算法的并行计算具有重要意义。     

基于3DGIS的城市规划可视性分析模型研究

视觉效果是城市规划需要考虑的重要要素之一.基于3 DGIS的计算机技术可以用于定量分析城市三维景观空间的可视性.本文介绍了可视性分析应用于城市规划的流程,提出了针对地形和建筑物可视性分析的数学几何模型.在地形可视性分析模型中,采用了一种结合水平投影和高程插值计算的方法判断地形上两点之间的通视性;在建筑物可视性分析中,采...     

Description of a New Method for Retrieving the Aerosol Optical Thickness from Satellite Remotely Sensed Imagery Using the Maximum Contrast Value and Darkest Pixel Approach

Satellite sensors have provided new datasets for monitoring regional and urban air quality. Satellite sensors provide comprehensive geospatial information on air quality with both qualitative remotely sensed imagery and quantitative data, such as aerosol optical depth which is the basic unknown parameter for any atmospheric correction method in the pre‐processing of satellite imagery. This article presents a new method for retrieving aerosol optical thickness directly from satellite remotely sensed imagery for short wavelength bands in which atmospheric scattering is the dominant contribution to the at‐satellite recorded signal. The method is based on the determination of the aerosol optical thickness through the application of the contrast tool (maximum contrast value), the radiative transfer calculations and the ‘tracking’ of the suitable darkest pixel in the scene. The proposed method that needs no a‐priori information has been applied to LANDSAT‐5 TM, LANDSAT‐7 ETM+, SPOT‐5 and IKONOS data of two different geographical areas: West London and Cyprus. The retrieved aerosol optical thickness values show high correlations with in‐situ visibility data acquired during the satellite overpass. Indeed, for the West London area a logarithmic regression was fitted for relating the determined aerosol optical thickness with the in‐situ visibility values. A high correlation coefficient (r²= 0.82; p= 0.2) was found. Plots obtained from Tanre et al. (1979, 1990) and Forster (1984 ) were reproduced and estimates for these areas were generated with the proposed method so as to compare the results. The author's results show good agreement with Forster's aerosol optical thickness vs. visibility results and a small deviation from Tanre's model estimates.     

Using GIS and K = 3 Central Place Lattices for Efficient Solutions to the Location Set‐Covering Problem in a Bounded Plane

One of the simplest location models in terms of its constraint structure in location‐allocation modeling is the location set‐covering problem (LSCP). Although there have been a variety of geographic applications of the set‐covering problem (SCP), the use of the SCP as a facility location model is one of the most common. In the early applications of the LSCP, both potential facility sites as well as demand were represented by points discretely located in geographic space. The advent of geographic information systems (GIS), however, has made possible a greater range of object representations that can reduce representation error. The purpose of this article is to outline a methodology using GIS and K = 3 central place lattices to solve the LSCP when demand is continuously distributed over a bounded area and potential facility sites have not been defined a priori. Although, demand is assumed to exist over an area, it is shown how area coverage can be accomplished by the coverage of a point pattern. Potential facility site distributions based on spacings that are powers of one‐third the coverage distance are also shown to provide more efficient coverage than arbitrarily chosen spacings. Using GIS to make interactive adjustments to an incomplete coverage also provides an efficient alternative to smaller spacings between potential facility sites for reducing the number of facilities necessary for complete coverage.     

地理空间数据结合手机信令等多源数据刻画城市居民出行特征

本文提出了以地理空间数据为支撑,结合手机信令、POI等多源数据刻画城市居民出行特征的方法。首先将信令数据与地理信息区块绑定,根据时间特征和地理区块的社会属性,识别居民的基本职住娱信息;然后综合民生POI点、出行特征拓展关键词、图谱等多源数据,运用工作日通勤分析模型和节假日出行特征提取模型,识别用户的通勤距离、通勤方式、日均通勤频次、周均工作时长、节假日出行场景、出行频次、驻留时长等内容,并形成涵盖职住娱信息的出行特征类标签集。以成都市为例,采集连续1个月的手机信令数据和同时期的POI等数据,验证了该方法的可行性,该成果作为反映城市实际人口规模数量和空间分布特征的城市人口地图大数据产品的重要内容,为政府部门、商企用户开展相关分析业务提供数据支撑。     

机场净空区建筑物的识别与监测

目前,在建筑物识别与监测方面,基于单幅高分辨率遥感影像的阴影测高法和基于多视角影像的立体像对法将建筑物轮廓或名称识别与高度监测相独立,因此导致其自动化水平较低、数据冗余度与成本较高。基于数字表面模型(DSM)和兴趣点(POI)数据,本文提出了一种机场净空区建筑物识别与监测集成的方法,并以某国际机场为试验区对该方法的可行性进行了验证。试验结果表明:①该方法在建筑物识别与监测方面的准确率只取决于DSM的精度,而对DSM的数据来源没有限制;②以潜在危险建筑物高程变化速率为依据进行不定期的动态监测,在确保监测间隔期间机场净空区安全的同时可以降低数据成本和重复识别与监测所有建筑物造成的数据冗余度。     

Defining optimal DEM resolutions and point densities for modelling hydrologically sensitive areas in agricultural catchments dominated by microtopography

Defining critical source areas (CSAs) of diffuse pollution in agricultural catchments depends upon the accurate delineation of hydrologically sensitive areas (HSAs) at highest risk of generating surface runoff pathways. In topographically complex landscapes, this delineation is constrained by digital elevation model (DEM) resolution and the influence of microtopographic features. To address this, optimal DEM resolutions and point densities for spatially modelling HSAs were investigated, for onward use in delineating CSAs. The surface runoff framework was modelled using the Topographic Wetness Index (TWI) and maps were derived from 0.25 m LiDAR DEMs (40 bare-earth points m⁻²), resampled 1 m and 2 m LiDAR DEMs, and a radar generated 5 m DEM. Furthermore, the resampled 1 m and 2 m LiDAR DEMs were regenerated with reduced bare-earth point densities (5, 2, 1, 0.5, 0.25 and 0.125 points m⁻²) to analyse effects on elevation accuracy and important microtopographic features. Results were compared to surface runoff field observations in two 10 km² agricultural catchments for evaluation. Analysis showed that the accuracy of modelled HSAs using different thresholds (5%, 10% and 15% of the catchment area with the highest TWI values) was much higher using LiDAR data compared to the 5 m DEM (70–100% and 10–84%, respectively). This was attributed to the DEM capturing microtopographic features such as hedgerow banks, roads, tramlines and open agricultural drains, which acted as topographic barriers or channels that diverted runoff away from the hillslope scale flow direction. Furthermore, the identification of ‘breakthrough’ and ‘delivery’ points along runoff pathways where runoff and mobilised pollutants could be potentially transported between fields or delivered to the drainage channel network was much higher using LiDAR data compared to the 5 m DEM (75–100% and 0–100%, respectively). Optimal DEM resolutions of 1–2 m were identified for modelling HSAs, which balanced the need for microtopographic detail as well as surface generalisations required to model the natural hillslope scale movement of flow. Little loss of vertical accuracy was observed in 1–2 m LiDAR DEMs with reduced bare-earth point densities of 2–5 points m⁻², even at hedgerows. Further improvements in HSA models could be achieved if soil hydrological properties and the effects of flow sinks (filtered out in TWI models) on hydrological connectivity are also considered.     

Mapping grassland leaf area index with airborne hyperspectral imagery: A comparison study of statistical approaches and inversion of radiative transfer models

Statistical and physical models have seldom been compared in studying grasslands. In this paper, both modeling approaches are investigated for mapping leaf area index (LAI) in a Mediterranean grassland (Majella National Park, Italy) using HyMap airborne hyperspectral images. We compared inversion of the PROSAIL radiative transfer model with narrow band vegetation indices (NDVI-like and SAVI2-like) and partial least squares regression (PLS). To assess the performance of the investigated models, the normalized RMSE (nRMSE) and R² between in situ measurements of leaf area index and estimated parameter values are reported. The results of the study demonstrate that LAI can be estimated through PROSAIL inversion with accuracies comparable to those of statistical approaches (R² = 0.89, nRMSE = 0.22). The accuracy of the radiative transfer model inversion was further increased by using only a spectral subset of the data (R² = 0.91, nRMSE = 0.18). For the feature selection wavebands not well simulated by PROSAIL were sequentially discarded until all bands fulfilled the imposed accuracy requirements.     

一种应用兴趣点数据进行地表覆盖分类的方法

针对传统基于遥感影像的地表覆盖分类方法普遍存在的生产周期长、成本高、自动化程度低等问题,提出了一种完全利用兴趣点（point of interest,POI）数据进行地表覆盖自动化分类的方法。首先应用潜在狄利克雷分布主题计算模型,从POI数据的文本信息中挖掘出与地表覆盖类型相关的主题类型和分布概率;然后基于POI文本的主题分布,运用支持向量机分类算法构建地表覆盖分类模型;最后以遥感影像地表覆盖分类结果为依据,采用随机抽样的方式对所提方法进行验证。结果表明,该方法能够较好地区分人造地表和非人造地表,且整体分类精度超过80%,可作为传统遥感影像分类的辅助手段,满足地表覆盖快速分类的制图需求。     

基于移动测量系统的导航电子地图质检方法研究

随着导航电子地图应用的日益广泛,其质量检测的工作也愈加重要.针对目前导航电子地图质量检测方法中存在的外业数据采集种类少、采集效率低等问题,提出一种使用车载移动测量系统对导航电子地图进行质量检测的方法.在导航电子地图数据质量外业检测过程中,使用车载移动测量系统采集道路及两侧点云和全景影像数据,获取检测目标位置及关系信息数...