Monitoring the built-up environment of Shanghai on the street-block level using SAR and volunteered geographic information

ABSTRACT

In this geo-statistical analysis of change detection, we illustrate the evolution of the built-up environment in Shanghai at the street-block level. Based on two TerraSAR-X image stacks with 36 and 15 images, covering the city centre of Shanghai for the time period from 2008 to 2015, a set of coherence images was created using a small baseline approach. The road network from Open Street Map, a volunteered geographic information product, serves as the input dataset to create street-blocks. A street-block is surrounded by roads and resembles a ground parcel, a real estate property – a cadastral unit. The coherence information is aggregated to these street-blocks for each observation and the variation is analysed over time. An analysis of spatial autocorrelation reveals clusters of similar behaviours. The result is a detailed map of Shanghai highlighting areas of change. We argue that the aggregation and grouping of synthetic aperture radar coherence image information to real-world entities (street-blocks) is comprehensible and relevant to the urban planning process. Therefore, this research is a contribution to the community of urban planners, designers, and government agencies who want to monitor the development of the urban landscape.     

Using a simulation analysis to evaluate the impact of crop mapping error on crop area estimation from stratified sampling

ABSTRACT

To analyze the efficiency of area estimations (i.e. estimation accuracy and variation of estimation) impacted by crop mapping error, we simulated error at eight levels for thematic maps using a stratified sampling estimation methodology. The results show that the estimation efficiency is influenced by the combination of the sample size and the error level. Evaluating the trade-offs between sample size and error level showed that reducing the crop mapping error level provides the most benefit (i.e. higher estimation efficiency). Further, sampling performance differed based on the heterogeneity of the crop area. The results demonstrated that the influence of increasing the error level on estimation efficiency is more detrimental in heterogeneous areas than in homogeneous ones. Therefore, to obtain higher estimation efficiency, a larger sample size and lower error level or both are needed, especially in heterogeneous areas. We suggest that existing land-cover maps should first be used to determine the heterogeneity of the area. The appropriate sample size for these areas then can be determined according to all three factors: heterogeneity, expected estimation efficiency, and sampling budget. Overall, extending our understanding of the impacts of crop mapping error is necessary for decision making to improve our ability to effectively estimate crop area.     

浅析《三峡库区地图集》的设计特点与主要技术

详细论述了《三峡库区地图集》的内容结构与编排体系的设计特点、版面设计与表达创新,以及图集制作的主要技术问题和处理方法。     

固体潮对三峡地区地壳垂直形变和重力变化的影响分析

利用IERS协议上的方法和DE405星历文件,基于三峡地区CORS站和重力台站位置,计算了从2011年到2015年6月固体潮每2 h对三峡地区地壳垂直形变和重力变化的影响,并计算了2012年12月14日大潮期间固体潮影响分布。研究发现,三峡地区固体潮有很强的周期性,存在半月和半年的长周期、一天和半天的短周期。三峡地区农历每月月中和月底前后有2次大潮,月中和月底的大潮潮差相差约1/4;每年冬季（月球赤纬28°36',约11、12、1月）和夏季（约5、6、7月,太阳高度角接近最大）大潮潮差大,春季和秋季大潮潮差小。大地高最大潮高0.346 m,最低潮高-0.190 m（参考历元2000.0）;固体潮对重力与对垂直形变影响异相,最大值110 μGal,最小值-200 μGal。区域固体潮呈明显的条带分布,固体潮对垂直形变与重力变化影响的增减方向相反。本文的研究成果可用于CORS站、重力台站的固体潮影响分析,为局部固体潮相关研究提供参考。     

沧州地区地面沉降现状Sentinel-1A/B时序InSAR监测与分析

获取了22景IW模式的Sentinel-1A/B数据,分别采用PS-InSAR和SBAS-InSAR两种时序技术得到了沧州地区2015年11月至2016年11月期间地表平均沉降速率及累计沉降量。经分析,两种时序监测结果具有较高的一致性,其结果表明：献县、沧县、沧州市区地面表现为回升趋势;青县、沧县东部、南皮县西部、东光县等地区地面沉降量较大,其中东光县何庄村累计下沉量达47 mm,而引起这些区域地面沉降的主要原因为农业生产等带来的地下水开采。本文对基于Sentinel-1A/B SAR数据的时序分析方法在城市沉降监测方面的应用进行了探讨,为有关部门提供了重要的参考数据。     

狭长区域GNSS控制网数据处理方法研究

针对狭长区域GNSS控制网边长差异较大的问题,本文通过划分子网来降低数据处理的难度,从基线处理和网平差两个方面,分析了系统误差来源,研究了基准处理中卫星轨道误差、对流层误差以及网平差中位置、尺度、方位和时间演变基准误差的改正方法,形成了一套高精度数据处理方案。基于该方法,对三峡库区GPS滑坡监测网的实测数据进行了分析与处理,获得了高精度的处理结果,本研究对狭长区域GNSS控制网的建立具有借鉴意义和指导作用。     

基于DMSP/OLS夜间灯光数据进行提取的实证研究——以福州为例

DMSP/OLS数据能够观测到夜间灯光,因而被广泛应用于人类活动与城市扩展研究。本文以福州市为例,分析比较现有夜光数据的城区提取方法。通过实例分析,从阈值设定方面进行讨论,比较各方法的优缺点,可为夜间灯光数据在提取城市区域方面提供借鉴。     

视觉显著性与知觉组织相结合的高分影像居民地提取方法

受人类视觉认知机制的启发,提出了一种利用视觉显著性与知觉组织相结合的高分辨率遥感影像居民地提取方法。首先利用认知物理学中的数据场构建居民地的视觉显著性模型,并通过自适应阈值法实现候选居民地的自动提取,然后利用多尺度小波变换的高频特征实现居民地的知觉组织,最后通过集合交运算提取同时满足这两种视觉机制的居民地。通过ZY-3和Quickbird两种高分传感器的影像数据集进行居民地提取试验,验证了该方法的有效性。     

局域地区坐标转换七参数的求解及精度分析

针对试验中对坐标转换的应用范围和精度要求,本文从坐标转换七参数的解算方法、精度评定等方面进行了论述、分析,并结合某试验场区CGCS2000建设,进行了数据精度分析,为今后局域地区坐标转换提供了重要的理论依据。     

Estimation of LAI and above-ground biomass in deciduous forests: Western Ghats of Karnataka, India

This study demonstrates the potentials of IRS P6 LISS-IV high-resolution multispectral sensor (IGFOV  6 m)-based estimation of biomass in the deciduous forests in the Western Ghats of Karnataka, India. Regression equations describing the relationship between IRS P6 LISS-IV data-based vegetation index (NDVI) and field measured leaf area index (ELAI) and estimated above-ground biomass (EAGB) were derived. Remote sensing (RS) data-based leaf area index (PLAI) image is generated using regression equation based on NDVI and ELAI (r² = 0.68, p ≤ 0.05). RS-based above-ground biomass (PAGB) image was generated based on regression equation developed between PLAI and EAGB (r² = 0.63, p ≤ 0.05). The mean value of estimated above-ground biomass and RS-based above-ground biomass in the study area are 280(±72.5) and 297.6(±55.2) Mg ha⁻¹, respectively. The regression models generated in the study between NDVI and LAI; LAI and biomass can also help in generating spatial biomass map using RS data alone. LISS-IV-based estimation of biophysical parameters can also be used for the validation of various coarse resolution satellite products derived from the ground-based measurements alone.