Assessing Performance of Tomo-SAR and Backscattering Coefficient for Hemi-Boreal Forest Aboveground Biomass Estimation

Tomo-SAR technique has been used for hemi-boreal forest height and further forest biomass estimation through allometric equation. Backscattering coefficient especially in longer wavelength (L- or P-band) is thought as a useful parameter for hemi-boreal forest biomass retrieval. The aim of this paper is to assess the performance of vertical backscattering power and backscattering coefficient for hemi-boreal forest aboveground biomass (AGB) estimation with airborne P-band data. The test site locates in southern Sweden called Remningstorp test site, and the in-situ forest AGB ranges from 14 t/ha to 245 t/ha at stand level. Multi-baseline P-band Pol-InSAR data in repeat-path mode collected during March and May in 2007 at Remningstorp test site was used. We found that the correlation coefficient (R) between backscattering coefficient of P-band HH polarization and the in-situ forest biomass reached 0.87. The R for P-band VV backscattering power at 5 m is 0.71 and 10 m is 0.72. Backscattering coefficient in HH polarization and vertical backscattering power at 5 m and 10 m were applied to construct a model for hemi-boreal forest AGB estimation by backward step-wise regression and cross-validation approach. The results showed that the estimated forest AGB ranges from 19 to 240 t/ha, and the constructed model obtained a higher R and smaller RMSE, the value of R is 0.91, RMSE is 30.43 t/ha at Remningstorp test site.     

Integrating ASTER and GLASS broadband emissivity products using a multi-resolution Kalman filter

In this study, the multi-resolution Kalman filter (MKF) algorithm, which can handle multi-resolution problems with high computational efficiency, was used to blend two emissivity products: the Global LAnd Surface Satellite (GLASS) (BBE) product and the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) narrowband emissivity (NBE) product. The ASTER NBE product was first converted into a BBE product. A new detrending method was used to transfer the BBEs into a process suitable for the MKF. The new detrending method was superior to the two existing methods. Finally, both the de-trended GLASS and ASTER BBE products were incorporated into the MKF framework to obtain the optimal estimation at each scale. Field measurements collected in North America were used to validate the integrated BBEs. Visually, the fusion map showed good continuity, with the exception of the border areas, and the quality of the fusion map was better than that of the original maps. The validation results indicate that the MKF improved the BBE product accuracy at the coarse scale. In addition, the MKF was capable of recovering missing pixels at a finer scale.     

陆地卫星五号TM图像系统纠正产品的几何精度分析

为了鉴定陆地卫星5号系统纠正TM图像产品的精度,我们以1:5万地形图为基准,对四景TM图像作了精度分析。结果表明,系统纠正后的TM图像产品,内部几何精度相当好,有较小的旋转、比例误差。采用一阶多项式即可建立TM图像和地形图之间的几何关系,其误差为1个像元左右。TM图像的大地绝对误差,可通过将整个TM图像沿x,y方向平移的方法来加以校正。     

Studies on object reconstruction from space using three-line scanner imagery

The paper investigates the capability of object reconstruction from space for two specific projects. Both of them are based on the use of three-line scanner systems allowing for simultaneous digital image recording from three different angles. An efficient model for combined point determination is proposed, considering the digital image data as well as orbit information, GPS and INS observations. The resulting accuracy is estimated from project oriented simulations. Finally, the possibilities for DTM generation, orthophoto production and stereo compilation from three-line scanner imagery are discussed.     

高光谱目标探测的进展与前沿问题

针对高光谱目标探测问题的主要挑战,将高光谱目标探测的进展与前沿问题分为两个方面进行综述。基于信号检测理论的方法如结构化背景的约束能量最小化方法、非结构化背景的自适应一致性余弦评估器等,是高光谱目标的探测经典算法;随着统计模式识别与机器学习领域中新技术的出现,一些数据驱动的目标探测方法逐渐成为了高光谱目标探测的前沿问题,如核方法、稀疏表达方法等。概述了两类方法的特点,比较了各自的优势和不足,并展望了高光谱目标探测未来的发展趋势。     

论(N-ζ)公式的内涵及推求N的精度

介绍了大地水准面(N)与似大地水准面(ζ)之差公式的推导方法,揭示了其物理内涵,论述了其在精化大地水准面中的重要作用。当似大地水准面精度达到cm级时,大地水准面也将达到同样的精度。     

前方交会及光电高程导线在桥梁圆形立柱监理中的应用

根据对前方交会及光电高程导线的精度分析,对用前方交会及光电高程导线复核圆形立柱进行了探讨,并给出了工程实例验证.     

多媒体地理信息系统的网络结构分析

数据模型是GIS的灵魂和关键,为了使开发出的GIS尽可能准确地反映地理空间,能够较好地满足GIS用户各方面的需要,而网络拓扑对网络的构成也至关重要,本文分析和总结了早期和近期GIS几种数据模型的优缺点,并在此基础上提出了整体GIS数据模型及网络设计的几种常见模式.     

Quality Assessment Of Digital Surface Models Generated From IKONOS Imagery

The growing applications of digital surface models (DSMs) for object detection, segmentation and representation of terrestrial landscapes have provided impetus for further automation of 3D spatial information extraction processes. While new technologies such as lidar are available for almost instant DSM generation, the use of stereoscopic high-resolution satellite imagery (HRSI), coupled with image matching, affords cost-effective measurement of surface topography over large coverage areas. This investigation explores the potential of IKONOS Geo stereo imagery for producing DSMs using an alternative sensor orientation model, namely bias-corrected rational polynomial coefficients (RPCs), and a hybrid image-matching algorithm. To serve both as a reference surface and a basis for comparison, a lidar DSM was employed in the Hobart testfield, a region of differing terrain types and slope. In order to take topographic variation within the modelled surface into account, the lidar strip was divided into separate sub-areas representing differing land cover types. It is shown that over topographically diverse areas, heighting accuracy to better than 3 pixels can be readily achieved. Results improve markedly in feature-rich open and relatively flat terrain, with sub-pixel accuracy being achieved at check points surveyed using the global positioning system (GPS). This assessment demonstrates that the outlook for DSM generation from HRSI is very promising.