Transverse Mercator with an accuracy of a few nanometers

Implementations of two algorithms for the transverse Mercator projection are described; these achieve accuracies close to machine precision. One is based on the exact equations of Thompson and Lee and the other uses an extension of Krüger’s series for the mapping to higher order. The exact method provides an accuracy of 9 nm over the entire ellipsoid, while the errors in the series method are less than 5 nm within 3900 km of the central meridian. In each case, the meridian convergence and scale are also computed with similar accuracy. The speed of the series method is competitive with other less accurate algorithms and the exact method is about five times slower.     

Normalized algorithm for mapping and dating forest disturbances and regrowth for the United States

Forest disturbances such as harvesting, wildfire and insect infestation are critical ecosystem processes affecting the carbon cycle. Because carbon dynamics are related to time since disturbance, forest stand age that can be used as a surrogate for major clear-cut/fire disturbance information has recently been recognized as an important input to forest carbon cycle models for improving prediction accuracy. In this study, forest disturbances in the USA for the period of ∼1990–2000 were mapped using 400+ pairs of re-sampled Landsat TM/ETM scenes in 500m resolution, which were provided by the Landsat Ecosystem Disturbance Adaptive Processing System project. The detected disturbances were then separated into two five-year age groups, facilitated by Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) data, which was used to calculate the area of forest regeneration for each county in the USA.     

一种地形变化检测与DEM更新的方法研究

提出了一种使用旧时期的DEM和最新的航摄资料检测地形变化,同时更新DEM的方法。利用陕西省两个地区的数据对该方法进行了验证,结果表明变化检测和数据更新的精度比较理想。与现有的生产流程相比,该方法在效率方面有明显的优势,对原始数据的要求较低,最终的产品更加丰富,方法也更加稳健和自动化。     

Self-calibration Applied in Converting Simulation Surveying

In the field of converting simulation surveying and traditional close range photogrammetry, it has been developed so far to survey objects by commercial digital camera and this technique is applied widely in every part of production. In order to get three-dimensional information of objects, commercial digital camera must be examined. For a long time, digital camera has been examined by DLT. Then there must be a high-precision control field. For realizing surveying without control points, a method for self-calibration is proposed.     

图文综合办公系统的设计

本文通过分析图文综合办公自动化的需求和发展状况,结合规划管理的应用实践,总结了GIS与OA相结合技术在图文综合办公自动化领域应用的方法、模式,阐述了图文综合办公自动化系统的设计思想和技术集成方法,并举例说明系统的实际应用效果。     

GNSS-R DDM波形仿真的时延与多普勒间隔研究

DDM波形是GNSS-R技术用于反演地球物理参量的基本观测量,其仿真结果的可靠性直接影响GNSS-R的理论研究及项目工程参数设计。利用GREEPS仿真软件分析了时延间隔与多普勒间隔对DDM波形仿真结果可靠性的影响,得到了用于获取可靠DDM仿真波形的时延与多普勒间隔参数。研究表明,时延和多普勒间隔越小,DDM仿真波形与理论波形吻合度越高;当时延间隔取1/16个GPS L1 C/A码元、多普勒间隔取50 Hz时,DDM仿真波形与理论波形几乎完全吻合,二者的相关系数大于0.99;时延间隔对DDM仿真波形峰值位置的影响远大于对峰值信噪比的影响;而多普勒间隔对DDM仿真波形峰值位置与信噪比的影响相当。     

3D SLAM的室内背包移动测量系统研究

针对室内移动测图中GPS信号缺失,导致无法获取精确定位坐标与导航的问题,该文研发了一套室内背包式移动测量系统,该系统能够利用三维激光定位与测图的方法实现快速同步定位及地图创建和室内三维激光点云获取,可以应用在室内或地下的环境中进行数据采集,在不损失作业效率的前提下获取系统作业轨迹、高精度点云等多种数据结果。为了对系统的精度进行验证,使用该系统在实验室大楼走廊中进行实验获取室内三维激光点云,并将实验结果与采用常规测量手段得到的结果进行对比分析。实验表明,此系统的相对精度和绝对精度分别能够达到0.048和0.047m,在室内三维信息获取过程中相比较于传统作业方式显著提高了作业效率和数据质量,能够满足室内建模与测图要求。     

Color correction of texture images for true photorealistic visualization

Photorealistic visualization combines 3-D geometric models with their texture images to render the virtual world. This paper points out that the texture images should be radiometrically corrected to achieve a true realistic appearance. Such a correction should include not only the color adjustment among images of the same object, but also the shade variation caused by the illumination change. The objective of this study is to correct the input texture images such that their shade varies when being rendered under different illumination directions. To achieve this goal we first apply the specular-to-diffuse mechanism based on the dichromatic reflection model to remove the specular component from the texture image. The resultant diffusion-only image then undergoes a shade correction to produce a normalized shade-free texture image. In the final step, shades under any illumination are produced to achieve a true photorealistic effect. Presented in the paper are the principles and methods for such corrections, along with a performance evaluation based on the graphic and numerical results for roof texture images.     

Study on the urban heat island effects and its relationship with surface biophysical characteristics using MODIS imageries

This study assesses surface urban heat island (UHI) and its associated surface physical characteristics using remote sensing approaches. TERRA/MODIS images acquired in 2005 in three different seasons were selected to generate land surface tem-perature and surface characteristics for the Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan metropolitan area in China. The intensity of urban heat is-land effects and its seasonal variations were examined. The result showed that UHI effects were significant both in the summer and the spri...     

Integrating terrain and vegetation indices for identifying potential soil erosion risk area

The present paper offers an innovative method to monitor the change in soil erosion potential by integrating terrain and vegetation indices derived from remote sensing data. Three terrain indices namely, topographic wetness index (TWI), stream power index (SPI) and slope length factor (LS), were derived from the digital elevation model. Normalized vegetation index (NDVI) was derived for the year 1988 and 2004 using remote sensing images. K-mean clustering was performed on staked indices to categorize the study area into four soil erosion potential classes. The validation of derived erosion potential map using USLE model showed a good agreement. Results indicated that there was a significant change in the erosion potential of the watershed and a gradual shifting of lower erosion potential class to next higher erosion potential class over the study period.