Automatic urban building boundary extraction from high resolution aerial images using an innovative model of active contours

To present a new method for building boundary detection and extraction based on the active contour model, is the main objective of this research. Classical models of this type are associated with several shortcomings; they require extensive initialization, they are sensitive to noise, and adjustment issues often become problematic with complex images. In this research a new model of active contours has been proposed that is optimized for the automatic building extraction. This new active contour model, in comparison to the classical ones, can detect and extract the building boundaries more accurately, and is capable of avoiding detection of the boundaries of features in the neighborhood of buildings such as streets and trees. Finally, the detected building boundaries are generalized to obtain a regular shape for building boundaries. Tests with our proposed model demonstrate excellent accuracy in terms of building boundary extraction. However, due to the radiometric similarity between building roofs and the image background, our system fails to recognize a few buildings.     

渤东凹陷东南斜坡构造变换带识别及其石油地质意义

根据渤东凹陷斜坡带新钻井以及新采集的三维地震等勘探资料,采用构造样式解剖、断裂分析以及油气成藏规律分析等方法研究构造变换带特征及其石油地质意义。结果表明,渤东凹陷东南斜坡带上存在构造变换带,此变换带具有调节局部构造变形和分割构造带的作用,把斜坡带分割为西、中、东3个整体呈NE向的似花状构造带。变换带对于明下段极浅水三角洲沉积体展布具有一定控制作用,是砂体形成岩性尖灭的有利场所,同时,近SN向变换断层对NEE向断裂的封堵易形成构造圈闭、构造—岩性圈闭,具有较大的勘探潜力。3个似花状构造带的南部3条断层的断面与地层呈顺向配置,形成断面汇聚脊到顺向地层的优势运移路径,同时受到南部呈雁行排列的密集断裂带的阻挡,形成了研究区一条似花状构造内部的优势运聚范围,最终在渤东凹陷东南斜坡带上形成密集断裂带横向遮挡的主控断层—地层产状耦合油气富集模式。     

陆海统筹背景下浙江省填海造地与土地管理制度衔接问题与对策探析

填海造地项目海域管理和土地管理衔接不充分问题由来已久,已成为海洋管理中的痛点和难点。文章对浙江省在填海造地项目换发土地使用权证书、规划与用途管制、使用金征收等方面的衔接制度和实践经验开展梳理分析、调查研究,剖析存在的问题,提出管理建议。研究表明,填海造地与土地管理衔接的主要问题为：换发土地使用权证书所需土地管理指标配套不足;海域和土地权属价值不一致;规划、用途管制衔接不充分;使用金征收标准不统一。为规范填海造地与土地管理的衔接,提出建议：统筹陆海规划和用途管制;建立填海项目指标(计划)管理制度;探索海域使用权价值实现形式;完善海域和土地使用金衔接制度;推进海域土地使用权联合招拍挂出让。本研究可为相关政策制定提供参考。     

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.     

An Agent‐Based Simulation of Residential Location Choice of Tenants in Tehran,Iran

Residential location choice modeling is one of the substantial components of land use and transportation models. While numerous aggregated mathematical and statistical approaches have been developed to model the residence choice behavior of households, disaggregated approaches such as the agent‐based modeling have shown interesting capabilities. In this article, a novel agent‐based approach is developed to simulate the residential location choice of tenants in Tehran, the capital of Iran. Tenants are considered as agents who select their desired residential alternatives according to their characteristics and preferences for various criteria such as the rent, accessibility to different services and facilities, environmental pollution, and distance from their workplace and former residence. The choice set of agents is limited to their desired residential alternatives by applying a constrained NSGA‐II algorithm. Then, agents compete with each other to select their final residence among their alternatives. Results of the proposed approach are validated by comparing simulated and actual residences of a sample of tenants. Results show that the proposed approach is able to accurately simulate the residence of 59.3% of tenants at the traffic analysis zone level.     

多时相Sentinel-1A InSAR的连盐高铁沉降监测分析

多时相InSAR技术具有探测大范围毫米级地表形变的能力,已被广泛应用于地面沉降监测.近几年,应用多时相InSAR技术监测以高铁为代表的大尺度人造线状地物形变备受关注.本文将C波段SAR数据用于高铁沿线路基形变监测,应用相位稳定性分析和改进的StaMPS技术来增加相干性点的密度和形变参数解算的稳定性.采用研究区时间跨度为...     

Estimation of ship velocities from MODIS and OCM

Detection of ships and their tracks in the atmosphere from satellites was earlier demonstrated by Porch, Noone, and Kaufman, among others. In this letter, we have gone one step further to estimate the ship speed and direction by locating them and their tracks from multisatellite imagery. Exhausts from the ships create streaks of clouds in the atmosphere that help identify the same ship from two satellites. Ship velocities are estimated from displacements of ships. We have used optical sensors data from Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and Ocean Color Monitor (OCM) to demonstrate this technique. Estimated velocities of ships are within the expected range. Application of this approach has general interest to the navy, coast guards, shipping corporations, commercial ship owners, and fishermen. More satellite observations can be used to continuously monitor the ship velocities.     

Interannual Variation of Eddy Kinetic Energy from TOPEX Altimeter Observations

Monthly mesoscale eddy kinetic energy (EKE) per unit mass has been computed for four years, 1993-1996, from TOPEX altimeter data in the Indian Ocean. It ranges from 50 cm²/s² to 2,700 cm²/s² (about 4,000 cm²/s² near the Somali region in a few months). In the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, regions of high energies associated with various current systems under the influence of monsoonal winds have been delineated. Monthly variation of EKE near the Somali region has been studied. In this region the maximum EKE per unit mass has been observed during August every year, with variations in magnitude from year to year. The mesoscale eddy kinetic energy computed from TOPEX altimeter-derived SSH during 1993-1996 is highest near the Somali region during the SW monsoon, due to formation of mesoscale eddies and also because of upwelling. In the Bay of Bengal, high eddy kinetic energy is seen toward the western side during nonmonsoonal months due to the western boundary current. In the South Indian Ocean, it is high at a few places in some of the months. A large part of the Indian Ocean exhibits low eddy kinetic energy (less than 300 cm²/s²) year-round.     

Effect of Drain Pipes on Uplift Force and Exit Hydraulic Gradient and the Design of Gravity Dams Using the Finite Element Method

Geotechnical and Geological Engineering - The effects of diameter and location of drain pipes on the uplift force and exit hydraulic gradient for a gravity dam are investigated. A numerical model...