Historical extension of operational NDVI products for livestock insurance in Kenya

Droughts induce livestock losses that severely affect Kenyan pastoralists. Recent index insurance schemes have the potential of being a viable tool for insuring pastoralists against drought-related risk. Such schemes require as input a forage scarcity (or drought) index that can be reliably updated in near real-time, and that strongly relates to livestock mortality. Generally, a long record (>25 years) of the index is needed to correctly estimate mortality risk and calculate the related insurance premium. Data from current operational satellites used for large-scale vegetation monitoring span over a maximum of 15 years, a time period that is considered insufficient for accurate premium computation. This study examines how operational NDVI datasets compare to, and could be combined with the non-operational recently constructed 30-year GIMMS AVHRR record (1981–2011) to provide a near-real time drought index with a long term archive for the arid lands of Kenya. We compared six freely available, near-real time NDVI products: five from MODIS and one from SPOT-VEGETATION. Prior to comparison, all datasets were averaged in time for the two vegetative seasons in Kenya, and aggregated spatially at the administrative division level at which the insurance is offered. The feasibility of extending the resulting aggregated drought indices back in time was assessed using jackknifed R² statistics (leave-one-year-out) for the overlapping period 2002–2011. We found that division-specific models were more effective than a global model for linking the division-level temporal variability of the index between NDVI products. Based on our results, good scope exists for historically extending the aggregated drought index, thus providing a longer operational record for insurance purposes. We showed that this extension may have large effects on the calculated insurance premium. Finally, we discuss several possible improvements to the drought index.     

Development of a modified neural network-based land cover classification system using automated data selector and multiresolution remotely sensed data

Integrating multiple images with artificial neural networks (ANN) improves classification accuracy. ANN performance is sensitive to training datasets. Complexity and errors compound when merging multiple data, pointing to needs for new techniques. Kohonen's self-organizing mapping (KSOM) neural network was adapted as an automated data selector (ADS) to replace manual training data processes. The multilayer perceptron (MLP) network was then trained using automatically extracted datasets and used for classification. Two hypotheses were tested: ADS adapted from the KSOM network provides adequate and reliable training datasets, improving MLP classification performance; and fusion of Landsat thematic mapper (TM) and SPOT images using the modified ANN approach increases accuracy. ADS adapted from the KSOM network improved training data quality and increased classification accuracy and efficiency. Fusion of compatible multiple data can improve performance if appropriate training datasets are collected. This proved to be a viable classification scheme particularly where acquiring sufficient and reliable training datasets is difficult.     

Per-pixel and object-oriented classification methods for mapping urban land cover extraction using SPOT 5 imagery

To have sustainable management and proper decision-making, timely acquisition and analysis of surface features are necessary. Traditional pixel-based analysis is the popular way to extract different categories, but it is not comparable by the achievements that can be achieved through the object-based method that uses the additional characteristics of features in the process of classification. In this paper, three types of classification were used to classify SPOT 5 satellite image in mapping land cover; Support vector machine (SVM) pixel-based, SVM object-based and Decision Tree (DT) pixel-based classification. Normalised Difference Vegetation Index and the brightness value of two infrared bands (NIR and SWIR) were used in manually developed DT classification. The classification of the SVM (pixel based) was generated using the selected groups of pixels that represent the selected features. In addition, the SVM (object based) was implemented by using radial-based function kernel. The classified features were oil palm, rubber, urban area, soil, water and other vegetation. The study found that the overall classification of the DT was the lowest at 69.87% while those of SVM (pixel based) and SVM (object based) were 76.67 and 81.25%, respectively.     

变窗口纹理在SPOT5影像土地覆盖分类中的应用研究

纹理作为有效的空间信息,在遥感信息提取中有着广泛的应用,其中纹理窗口的选择对分类精度影响较大,而且遥感影像中不同地物类型具有多尺度特性,利用单一窗口纹理信息进行分类不能使得各地物类型同时达到较高精度.该文采用SPOT5影像对研究区进行长序列窗口纹理分类实验,并提出变窗口纹理分类方法,实验区分类实验及精度对比表明:长序列窗口纹理分类实验中,7×7窗口分类精度最高,但在这一窗口下建设用地、耕地、裸地等地类的精度仍低于总体精度;而采用基于长序列窗口纹理分类后验概率的变窗口纹理分类方法,总精度达到86.17％,Kappa系数达到0.8230,与7×7窗口分类精度相比各地物类型的生产者精度与用户精度都有进一步提高,验证了变窗口纹理分类方法的可行性.     

基于SPOT影像的可吸入颗粒物遥感反演

通过用SPOT 5遥感影像近红外与红光波段计算的差值植被指数(DVI)与实测的可吸入颗粒物(PM10)浓度数据建立模型,对2007年北京市城区SPOT 5影像进行PM10浓度反演试验,反演结果与实测数据所反映的PM10空间分布趋势基本一致.2007年北京市城区北部PM10污染较为严重,南部污染相对较弱; 绿地和水体附近...     

一种以FCD模型从SPOT影像提取植被覆盖率的方法

论及以FCD模型原理提取植被覆盖率的方法;同时,针对SPOT影像的波段特征,重新构造了相关指数:植被指数(VI)、裸土指数(BI)和阴影指数(SI),并在ERDAS软件系统上对该方法进行了实验。然后,通过野外实地考察,应用 GPS、数码相机等进行实地采点,并对该方法得出的结果进行了验证。结果表明,总体精度达到了80％以上,说明该方法具有较高的提取精度,能满足大中尺度的植被覆盖率调查要求。     

SPOT 5卫星影像在广东省土地资源动态监测中的应用

介绍了在土地资源监测管理中,利用SPOT 5卫星影像进行正射纠正、全色波段与多光谱数据融合、模拟自然彩色的工艺流程。     

卫星观测方位对遥感成像的影响

光学卫星成像主要是通过传感器接收地表对太阳入射光线的反射、地表辐射和大气散射等能量,形成影像数据。卫星侧视成像时,太阳与卫星之间的位置关系随日期、地理位置和地方时变化,当条件适当时,两者处于对称关系,从地面上看类似镜面反射状态。此时,由于地表的非朗伯性,就使卫星接收的反射能量偏高,造成接收得到的图像亮度高于正常水平,甚至过饱和而不可用。本文以SPOT卫星为例,从卫星的观测方位和太阳的照射方位入手,讨论卫星观测方位对遥感成像质量的影响。经分析,每年5—9月期间,在北纬32°—45°地区,当SPOT卫星以较大的侧视角向左侧成像时,卫星观测方向和太阳入射方向在成像区投影共线并且太阳的高度角与卫星的高度角近似相等的可能性很大,从而影响卫星成像的质量。     

西安市SPOT2．5m卫星影像数据处理的实践与探讨

本文结合西安市SPOT2.5m卫星影像数据处理项目,探讨了一种SPOT5卫星影像数据处理的方法。     

基于SPOT 5卫星影像的空间数据快速更新

介绍了SPOT 5卫星HRG、HRS影像,讨论了SPOT 5影像空中三角测量的方法,以及利用SPOT 5影像进行DEM、DOM、DLG等地理信息产品生产的流程,对比了有、无地面控制纠正SPOT 5影像的精度情况,最后分析了SPOT 5影像在空间数据快速更新中的作用。