融合光谱-空间信息的高光谱遥感影像增量分类算法

提出了一种融合光谱和空间结构信息的高光谱遥感影像增量分类算法INC_SPEC_MPext。通过主成分分析(PCA)提取高光谱影像的若干主成分,利用数学形态学提取各主分量影像对应的形态学剖面(MP),再将所有主分量影像的形态学剖面归并联结,组成扩展的形态学剖面(MPext)。将MPext与光谱信息相结合以增加知识,最大限度地挖掘未标记样本的有用信息,优化分类器的学习能力。不断从分类器对未标记样本的预测结果中甄选置信度高的样本加入训练集,并迭代地利用扩大的训练集进行分类器构建和样本预测。以不同地表覆盖类型的AVIRIS Indian Pines和Hyperion EO-1Botswana作为测试数据,分别与基于光谱、MPext、光谱和MPext融合的分类方法进行比对。试验结果表明,在训练样本数量有限情况下,INC_SPEC_MPext算法在降低分类成本的同时,分类精度和Kappa系数都有不同程度的提高。     

一种结合四元数与直方图的多光谱图像自适应边缘检测方法

针对图像自适应边缘检测的难点和传统多光谱遥感图像边缘检测方法的局限性,提出了一种结合四元数与直方图的自适应边缘检测方法。该方法在四元数空间,利用矢量旋转完成了多光谱图像的边缘检测,并通过直方图统计的方法获取自适应阈值,实现了边缘图像的检测。利用陆地多光谱遥感图像和水域多光谱遥感图像分别进行实验,验证了方法的有效性。     

Linking pesticides and human health: A geographic information system (GIS) and Landsat remote sensing method to estimate agricultural pesticide exposure

Accurate pesticide exposure estimation is integral to epidemiologic studies elucidating the role of pesticides in human health. Humans can be exposed to pesticides via residential proximity to agricultural pesticide applications (drift). We present an improved geographic information system (GIS) and remote sensing method, the Landsat method, to estimate agricultural pesticide exposure through matching pesticide applications to crops classified from temporally concurrent Landsat satellite remote sensing images in California. The image classification method utilizes Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) values in a combined maximum likelihood classification and per-field (using segments) approach. Pesticide exposure is estimated according to pesticide-treated crop fields intersecting 500 m buffers around geocoded locations (e.g., residences) in a GIS. Study results demonstrate that the Landsat method can improve GIS-based pesticide exposure estimation by matching more pesticide applications to crops (especially temporary crops) classified using temporally concurrent Landsat images compared to the standard method that relies on infrequently updated land use survey (LUS) crop data. The Landsat method can be used in epidemiologic studies to reconstruct past individual-level exposure to specific pesticides according to where individuals are located.     

Reducing background effects in orchards through spectral vegetation index correction

Satellite remote sensing provides an alternative to time-consuming and labor intensive in situ measurements of biophysical variables in agricultural crops required for precision agriculture applications. In orchards, however, the spatial resolution causes mixtures of canopies and background (i.e. soil, grass and shadow), hampering the estimation of these biophysical variables. Furthermore, variable background mixtures obstruct meaningful comparisons between different orchard blocks, rows or within each row. Current correction methodologies use spectral differences between canopies and background, but struggle with a vegetated orchard floor. This background influence and the lack of a generic solution are addressed in this study.Firstly, the problem was demonstrated in a controlled environment for vegetation indices sensitive to chlorophyll content, water content and leaf area index. Afterwards, traditional background correction methods (i.e. soil-adjusted vegetation indices and signal unmixing) were compared to the proposed vegetation index correction. This correction was based on the mixing degree of each pixel (i.e. tree cover fraction) to rescale the vegetation indices accordingly and was applied to synthetic and WorldView-2 satellite imagery. Through the correction, the effect of background admixture for vegetation indices was reduced, and the estimation of biophysical variables was improved (ΔR² = 0.2–0.31).     

Detection of dryland degradation using Landsat spectral unmixing remote sensing with syndrome concept in Minqin County,China

This study was to detect dryland degradation coupling linear spectral unmixing model of Landsat images with syndrome concept in temperate dryland system, Minqin, China. The phenological contrast and complementation between green vegetation fraction in summer, sandland fraction and saline land fraction in spring, was firstly structured to quantify degradation characteristics by simple correlation analysis with ground data. The spatiotemporal patterns of the three degradation indicators were interpreted with the help “dust bowl” syndrome, qualitatively deciphered the degradation causal clusters, loops and important consequences in the study area. The results indicate water-using and distribution pattern was changed, agricultural intensity and productivity increased, salinization lessened in oasis, whereas sandification risk heightened. This approach developed in this study, has the potentially broad applicability, for dryland system monitoring and modelling.     

高分辨率遥感图像道路分割算法

为了提高从高分辨率遥感图像(high-resolution remote sensing image,HRI)中提取道路信息的自动化程度和准确性,发展了一种HRI道路分割算法,主要包括光谱合并、边界合并和基于形状特征的道路区域提取等3个步骤。其中,前2个步骤是基于区域生长的图像分割算法。光谱合并综合考虑了区域的均值、方差等统计特征量,以提高分割精度;边界合并采用了基于矢量梯度的边界计算方法,以准确提取多光谱HRI中的边界强度;结合全局最优合并算法实现光谱和边界合并,以得到最优化的分割结果。在道路区域被完整分割出来的基础上,利用形状特征提取道路,采用圆形度特征区分道路和非道路。利用2景Orb View3多光谱图像进行道路提取实验的结果表明,该方法的道路提取结果总精度和Kappa系数分别在97%和0.8以上,明显优于SVM监督分类方法。     

Study on Quantitative Identification Sand and Dust Storm Using MODIS Data

In order to detect the scope and the intensity quanti cationally, the spectrum characteristic of sand and dust storm was analyzed in detail by using several MODIS data; bands that can distinguish sand and dust from cloud and surface were detected; two indices for determining the scope and intensity of sand and dust storm were found out, and were tested in several storms. Our study result shows: 1) The spectral characteristic of sand and dust in solar wavelengths is that the reflectance increases with the increasing of the wavelength. This is similar to the characteristic of the spectrum of soil. Also, the reflectance of large size dusts increases faster than small size dusts. 2) Small size dusts show typical characteristic of aerosol, being sensitive to blue band of 0.46 μm and insensitive to short wave infrared bands of 1.6 and 2.1 μm. 3) Large size dusts do not have aerosol characteristic, not sensitive to blue band but sensitive to short wave infrared bands. 4) Bands of 3.7 and 8.5 μm are sensitive to dusts. The difference of two bands can be used to identify sands and dusts and reflect the intensity to a certain extent. And 5) the two indices are very effective to monitor sands and dusts by testing a lot of sand and dust storm cases during the period of 2002-2005. Also, the method is simple and easy for operational use.     

A Model Atmosphere Analysis of the F6V Star π3 Ori

Model atmosphere analysis, based on Kurucz models has been applied to study the F6V star π³ Ori (=BS1543=HD30652). The following values of the effective temperature, surface gravity and microturbulence velocity were obtained: = 6270±200 K, log g = 3.80.2, ξ_t =3.5±0.5 km/s. The abundances of 10 elements were determined. The resulting element abundances for the π³ Ori were found to be about three times lower with respect to the Sun. From evolutionary calculations we derived a mass, radius and luminosity for π³ Ori of M =1.3 M_⊙, R =2.38 R_⊙, L =7.9 L_⊙. Hence this star should be classified F6IV instead of F6 V. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.