Enhanced orbit determination for BeiDou satellites with FengYun-3C onboard GNSS data

GPS Solutions - A key limitation for precise orbit determination of BeiDou satellites, particularly for satellites in geostationary orbit (GEO), is the relative weak geometry of ground stations....     

Geographic information science and the analysis of place and health

The representation of place is a key theoretical advancement that geographic information science can offer to improve the understanding of environmental determinants of health, but developing robust computational representations of place requires a substantial departure from conventional notions of geographic representation in GIS. Unlike conventional GIS representations based on either objects or locations, we suggest that place representation should incorporate dynamic subjective, experiential, and relational aspects of place, as the influence of place on health behavior concerns not only the features that can be objectively observed at a particular location but also the environmental perceptions of the individual, as molded by biological, social, and experiential characteristics. In addition, assessments of environmental exposures on health outcomes should focus on individuals' time–activity patterns and microenvironment profiles, which form a potentially unique personalized exposure environment for each individual. Addressing these representational challenges via collaborative research has the potential to advance both geographic information science and health research.     

三维目标位姿跟踪与模型修正

本文是机器视觉参量下的三维数字摄影测量智能构像基础工作之一：成像系统位置姿态自动跟踪与精密修正,属于摄影测量与机器视觉、数字图像处理等学科交叉的摄像测量领域。针对基于目标3D模型的位姿跟踪问题开展研究,对相关研究的现状进行梳理,并提出系列位姿跟踪与模型修正方法。在完全已知目标3D精确模型的情况下,对于包含丰富直线特征的特殊目标,提出基于直线模型的目标位姿跟踪方法,实现了目标位姿参数的精确跟踪;为处理更为一般目标,利用目标的3D边缘模型,提出法向距离迭代加权最小二乘位姿估计方法及距离图迭代最小二乘位姿跟踪方法。当目标3D直线模型参数不准确时,结合光束法平差思想,提出一种针对序列图像的基于3D直线模型同时位姿跟踪与模型修正方法,联合优化求解目标位姿参数及3D直线模型参数,在模拟空间卫星目标位姿测量的仿真试验中,模型直线朝向、位置误差及目标位姿平均角度、平均位置误差分别为0.3°、3.5 mm及0.12°、20.1 mm。针对包含丰富直线特征的目标,在其3D直线模型完全未知的情况下,提出基于序列图像直线对应的目标结构重建与位姿跟踪方法,利用序列图像信息,在SFM框架下同时优化求解目标直线模型参数及位姿参数,仿真试验条件下,重建模型直线朝向、位置误差及位姿参数平均角度、平均位置误差分别约为0.4°、7.5 mm及0.16°、23.5 mm。     

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.     

How Officers Create Guardianship: An Agent‐based Model of Policing

Crime is a complex phenomenon, emerging from the interactions of offenders, victims, and their environment, and in particular from the presence or absence of capable guardians. Researchers have historically struggled to understand how police officers create guardianship. This presents a challenge because, in order to understand how to advise the police, researchers must have an understanding of how the current system works. The work presents an agent‐based model that simulates the movement of police vehicles, using a record of real calls for service and real levels of police staffing in spatially explicit environments to emulate the demands on the police force. The GPS traces of the simulated officers are compared with real officer movement GPS data in order to assess the quality of the generated movement patterns. The model represents an improvement on existing standards of police simulation, and points the way toward more nuanced understandings of how police officers influence the criminological environment.     

联系测量在地铁工程中的应用研究

城市地铁施工通常采用联系测量将平面位置、高程引入地下,常用一井定向与两井定向,本文结合工程实例在一井定向过程中采用连接三角形方法进行平面坐标系的传递,一方面在内业数据处理方中采用闭合导线约束平差的思想及方法进行处理,从而提高定向点点位精度;另一方面利用陀螺全站仪来加测地下导线边方位角的方法来提高井下定向边的定向精度.本...     

重要性权值的驾车导航POI表达规则

在导航电子地图中,针对驾车任务的POI自适应表达是提高导航电子地图信息传输效率的关键。针对这一问题,提出了基于重要性权值的驾车导航POI表达规则。首先,分析了POI重要性权值的影响因素;其次,从影响因素出发,研究了基于权值的POI规则表达的各规则项;最后,设计了POI自适应表达规则库,并在嵌入了数据处理规则库的绘图软件上进行了技术实现。试验结果表明,利用基于权值的POI表达规则进行地图表达,可以提高地图内容的层次性与清晰性,优化驾车导航服务。     

语素关联约束的动态环境视觉定位优化

在自动驾驶场景中,视觉相机能够实现低成本的定位与环境感知,但是场景中的动态目标会影响视觉定位的轨迹。对此,本文提出了语素关联约束的动态环境视觉定位优化方法。首先,利用目标检测和语义分割提取环境中的语义实体;然后,通过语素关联模型识别出动态语素;最后,建立动态语素的特征掩膜,用于特征匹配过程中的动态目标特征点过滤,从而提高视觉定位效果。本文基于视觉机器人平台在校园道路开展了试验,发现了动态目标通过关键点影响视觉定位结果的规律——在转弯时或者目标在视野中横向移动时影响较大。试验结果表明,本文方法的动态语义要素识别的平均精度F₁约为87%,并且在语素关联优化前后,局部区域最大轨迹距离差为2.463 m,与真值对比RMSE降低了38%。