GIS and remote sensing integration for environmental applications

Abstract

The combined use of remotely-sensed images and vector GIS data has received considerable interest in recent years. This review article discusses the historical move towards closer integration of remote sensing and GIS technologies and the requirements of integrated software systems to enable remotely-sensed data to be combined with vector datasets for maximum effect. The benefits of integration to users of both GIS and remote sensing for environmental applications are reviewed and some thoughts are given on terminology and future directions in this field.     

基于时间序列的InSAR相干性量级估计

本文提出了一种适用于InSAR数据处理的自适应相干性量级估计方法,该方法能够满足复信号随机平稳的假设前提,并兼顾运算效率与估计精度.此方法生成的相干图具有很好的分布特征,避免了影像空间分辨率的损失.提出的算法分为两个步骤:(1)根据地物后向散射特性,对时间序列SAR影像进行聚类分析,选择具有同分布的样本,保证SAR影像质地平稳条件;(2)对干涉图进行条纹频率估计,采用极大似然(ML)条纹频率估计方法去除系统相位引起的复信号非平稳性,并根据Cramer-Rao边界条件改善条纹频率的估计精度.以美国南加州洛杉矶地区的ENVISAT ASAR数据集为例,本文将新方法与现有方法进行了量化分析.结果表明,较传统方法而言,基于时间序列的相干性估计方法能够得到更可靠、精度更高、空间特征更鲜明的干涉相干图.     

Possibilities of GPS kinematic measurements for geological survey in East Slovakia

This paper deals with transformation procedures for observed GPS data from the world geodetic system WGS-84 into the national geodetic grid datum S-UTCN (system of united trigonometric cadaster network) and Baa (the Baltic Sea after adjustment). Transformation from WGS-84 into SUTCN is performed most frequently by means of the 7-element Helmert transformation with three identical points. Geodetic network was adjusted by two ways.     

西藏浦桑果铜多金属矿床侵入岩的地球化学特征及对构造环境的约束

浦桑果铜多金属矿床是在南木林火山盆地内新近发现的矽卡岩型铜多金属矿床。文章对矿区内的花岗闪长岩、花岗闪长斑岩和闪长玢岩进行了岩石地球化学研究,结果表明:这些岩石的ω(SiO2)介于59.08%～67.28%,ω(Al2O3)为15.38%～16.86%,ω(MgO)为1.52%～4.06%,ω(TFeO)介于1.2%～3.46%,均属钙碱性系列。稀土元素总量为22.0×10-6～148.56×10-6,LaN/YbN比值为17.98～37.57,为轻稀土元素富集。花岗闪长岩、花岗闪长斑岩和闪长玢岩均相对富集Cs、Rb、Sr等大离子亲石元素(LILE),亏损高场强元素(HFSE)Th、U、Nb等,强负铕异常或弱负铕异常,无铈异常或弱铈异常。岩石学、岩石化学、微量元素研究表明,花岗闪长斑岩和闪长玢岩形成于中生代雅鲁藏布新特提斯洋向北部拉萨地体俯冲的岛弧环境,花岗闪长岩形成于青藏高原碰撞后伸展作用环境。     

A bundle adjustment approach with inner constraints for the scaled orthographic projection

Bundle adjustment is a method for simultaneously calculating both the interior and exterior orientation parameters of a set of images, and the object-space coordinates of the observed points. In the case of long focal length lenses and narrow field-of-view (FOV) imaging situations, collinearity based (perspective projection) algorithms may result in linear dependencies between parameters that cause solution instability. The use of a scaled orthographic projection model based on linear algebraic formulations was therefore adopted to reduce this risk. Using quaternions, a new mathematical model is derived that includes the partial derivatives as well as the inner constraint equations for a scaled orthographic bundle adjustment. The model was then tested using two image sets of a single, small vessel (about 6 m length) with a cube target of known dimensions at two distinct ranges; perspective solutions were also calculated for comparison. RMS residual errors of 0.74-0.78 pixels associated with the new method compare favorably to a residual error range of 0.59-0.74 pixels using a perspective bundle adjustment of the same target points. Relative precisions (as a ratio of target size) of between 1:1650 and 1:750 have been achieved at ranges of 375 m and 850 m, respectively, given comparisons with the known cube dimensions. A third image dataset consisting of a network of 16 images was solved with a 1:2200 relative precision showing the new method can successfully handle high redundancy. For the experiments that were conducted, the new method was found to produce less precise results than the perspective bundle solution for a FOV of 0.50-0.65° where the object fills 5-8% of the image. However, it was found to match the precision of the perspective model (with an uncalibrated camera) for a FOV of 0.20-0.30° where the object of interest fills only 1-2% of the full image.     

三峡梯级枢纽多目标生态优化调度模型及其求解方法

针对三峡梯级枢纽综合效益的充分发挥及其对长江流域典型生态系统修复及持续改善的科学需求,通过分析发电效益与生态效益之间的制约竞争关系,以发电量最大和生态缺水量最小为目标建立了梯级电站多目标生态优化调度模型,对三峡梯级枢纽多目标生态优化调度进行了研究。同时,针对传统优化方法难以同时处理多个调度目标的固有缺陷,提出一种改进多目标差分进化算法对所构建模型进行高效求解。该方法针对差分进化算法在多目标协同优化和全局寻优能力等方面的不足,依据问题的特点重新设计了差分进化算法的进化算子,同时设计了一种多目标混沌搜索策略以加强算法的局部搜索能力。最后,依据多目标生态优化调度问题的特点设计了一种不需要设置惩罚因子的约束处理方法。通过三峡梯级枢纽多目标生态优化调度的实例应用,验证了本文所构建模型的合理性以及所提出算法的有效性和工程实用性。     

Marine biodiversity in the Caribbean UK overseas territories: Perceived threats and constraints to environmental management

Islands are often considered to be a priority for conservation, because of their relatively high levels of biodiversity and their vulnerability to a range of natural and anthropogenic threats. However, the capacity of islands to conserve and manage biodiversity may depend upon their governance structures. Many island states are affiliated to other countries through an ‘overseas territory’ status, which may provide them with access to resources and support mechanisms, but which may also influence the capacity for local-scale management of environmental issues. The United Kingdom has 12 island Overseas Territories (UKOTs), most of which support biodiversity of high conservation concern. This study investigates perceptions of current and future threats to marine ecosystems and constraints to environmental protection on the six Caribbean UKOTs, through semi-structured interviews with officials from UK and UKOT government departments and non-governmental organisations. Coastal development, pollution and over-fishing were perceived as threats of most concern for the next decade, but climate change was perceived as by far the greatest future threat to the islands' marine ecosystems. However, a series of common institutional limitations that currently constrain mitigation and conservation efforts were also identified, including insufficient personnel and financial support, a lack of long-term, sustainable projects for persistent environmental problems and inadequate environmental legislation. These findings highlight the need for regional cooperation and capacity-building throughout the Caribbean and a more concerted approach to an UKOT environmental management by the UK and UKOTs' governments.     

Stratigraphic spatial variation on the inner shelf of a high-yield river,Waiapu River,New Zealand: Implications for fine-sediment dispersal and preservation

The inner shelves of active, energetic continental margins are frequently defined as regions of sediment segregation and fine-sediment bypassing. The Waiapu River, North Island, New Zealand presents an opportunity to study fine-sediment segregation and strata formation in a spatially constrained, highly energetic, aggradational setting, with one of the highest sediment yields on earth. We present evidence that the inner shelf of the Waiapu River plays a significant role in both the fate of fine-grained (<63 μm) riverine sediments and the formation of continental margin stratigraphy. Results obtained from high-resolution interferometric bathymetry and high-frequency seismic mapping ground-truthed by cores show significant stratigraphic spatial variation preserved on the Waiapu inner shelf. This spatial variation is likely controlled by spatially-distinct sediment deposition and resuspension processes as well as antecedent geology. Two distinct depositional regions are interpreted as: (1) surface plume-dominated with partial resuspension, characterized by acoustically transparent seismic reflection profiles and muddy sands; and (2) event-layer dominated, characterized by thickly laminated sediments. A modern-day bathymetric low overlying an observed paleochannel may influence the fate of hyperpycnal flows transiting the shelf via bathymetric steering. Fining-upward sequences found over the entire shelf are interpreted to represent deforestation-induced sedimentation that has overwhelmed the ability of the energetic system to resuspend and segregate fine sediments. We conclude that the primary control on strata formation on the inner shelf of the Waiapu River is local sediment supply.     

附有条件的参数平差模型的有偏估计

讨论附有条件的参数平差模型参数的有偏估计问题。提出了约束岭估计和约束主成分估计,并证明了它们的优良性质,最后给出了一个算例,验证了所得结果。     

现代地壳运动与地震监测预报研究的现状和发展趋势

综述了近年来美国、日本的GPS连续观测系统和INSAR空间测地技术在现代地壳运动和地震监测预报研究中的应用现状和发展趋势。