Tree species biomass and carbon stock measurement using ground based-LiDAR

This study scrutinises the use of terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) to measure diameter at breast height (DBH) and tree height at individual tree species level. LiDAR point cloud scans are collected from uniformly defined control points. The result of processed TLS data demonstrates the precise measurements of tree height and DBH by comparing it with field data (DBH, tree height, tree species and location). The average tree height and DBH obtained through TLS measurements were 9.44?m and 43.30?cm, respectively. A linear equation between TLS derived parameters and field measured values were established, which gave the coefficient of determination (r2) of 0.79 and 0.96 for tree height and DBH, respectively. Further, these parameters were used to calculate above ground biomass (AGB) for individual tree species by considering a non-destructive approach. The total AGB and carbon stock from 80 different trees are computed to be 49.601 and 22.320?tonnes, respectively.     

Employing ground and satellite-based QuickBird data and random forest to discriminate five tree species in a Southern African Woodland

With the emergence of very high spatial and spectral resolution data set, the resolution gap that existed between remote-sensing data set and aerial photographs has decreased. The decrease in resolution gap has allowed accurate discrimination of different tree species. In this study, discrimination of indigenous tree species (n?=?5) was carried out using ground based hyperspectral data resampled to QuickBird bands and the actual QuickBird imagery for the area around Palapye, Botswana. The purpose of the study was to compare the accuracies of resampled hyperspectral data (resampled to QuickBird sensors) with the actual image (QuickBird image) in discriminating between the indigenous tree species. We performed Random Forest (RF) using canopy reflectance taking from ground-based hyperspectral sensor and the reflectance delineated regions of the tree species. The overall accuracies for classifying the five tree species was 79.86 and 88.78% for both the resampled and actual image, respectively. We observed that resampled data set can be upscale to actual image with the same or even greater level of accuracy. We therefore conclude that high spectral and spatial resolution data set has substantial potential for tree species discrimination in savannah environments.     

云计算环境下空间索引构建研究

空间数据索引对于空间数据管理和分析具有重要作用,与数据处理速度和效率密切相关。随着人类社会进入大数据时代,遥感矢量数据具备了大数据的特点,传统的空间索引构建方法无法有效满足矢量大数据处理的需求,为此引入云计算环境来进行空间索引构建,目的是提高空间索引构建速度。首先,对常见的空间索引及现阶段云计算环境下基于MapReduce模型的空间数据管理进行了综述;然后以云计算环境下R树索引构建为例,对云计算环境下空间索引的构建进行了研究;最后,通过实验验证,证明了云计算环境下空间索引构建的速度与单机索引构建相比,加速比为28~40倍;在相同云环境下,网格索引构建速度最快,R+索引构建速度相对较慢。     

Land cover classification of VHR airborne images for citrus grove identification

Managing land resources using remote sensing techniques is becoming a common practice. However, data analysis procedures should satisfy the high accuracy levels demanded by users (public or private companies and governments) in order to be extensively used. This paper presents a multi-stage classification scheme to update the citrus Geographical Information System (GIS) of the Comunidad Valenciana region (Spain). Spain is the first citrus fruit producer in Europe and the fourth in the world. In particular, citrus fruits represent 67% of the agricultural production in this region, with a total production of 4.24 million tons (campaign 2006-2007). The citrus GIS inventory, created in 2001, needs to be regularly updated in order to monitor changes quickly enough, and allow appropriate policy making and citrus production forecasting. Automatic methods are proposed in this work to facilitate this update, whose processing scheme is summarized as follows. First, an object-oriented feature extraction process is carried out for each cadastral parcel from very high spatial resolution aerial images (0.5 m). Next, several automatic classifiers (decision trees, artificial neural networks, and support vector machines) are trained and combined to improve the final classification accuracy. Finally, the citrus GIS is automatically updated if a high enough level of confidence, based on the agreement between classifiers, is achieved. This is the case for 85% of the parcels and accuracy results exceed 94%. The remaining parcels are classified by expert photo-interpreters in order to guarantee the high accuracy demanded by policy makers.     

聚类分析在Galileo载波相位组合观测值选取中的应用

鉴于传统Galileo载波相位组合观测值筛选方法工作量大,本文引入了模糊聚类理论,将其与载波相位组合理论相结合,对聚类指标进行了选取,然后运用最大树聚类法对Galileo载波相位组合观测值进行分类,并讨论了分类结果.最后通过与传统聚类方法的比较,证明了本方法的合理性.     

一种改进的时钟网络设计方法及实现

针对自动时钟树综合和时钟网格＋局部树这两种设计方法的优缺点,提出了一种结合两钟方式的改进的时钟设计方案一时钟网格＋局部树自动综合（MLTAS）,并将该方案应用于北斗二代用户系统的一款SOC芯片的设计中。在相同设计条件下,通过将该设计方案与自动综合的树形结构加以比较,结果显示：MLTAS比CTS可以实现更小的时钟偏差,同时可以降低缓冲器的数量。所以在高性能芯片设计中MLTAS比CTS更适合在时钟网络中的设计。     

Data mining methods for hydroclimatic forecasting

Skillful streamflow forecasts at seasonal lead times may be useful to water managers seeking to provide reliable water supplies and maximize hydrosystem benefits. In this study, a class of data mining techniques, known as tree-structured models, is investigated to address the nonlinear dynamics of climate teleconnections and screen promising probabilistic streamflow forecast models for river–reservoir systems. In a case study of the Lower Colorado River system in central Texas, a number of potential predictors are evaluated for forecasting seasonal streamflow, including large-scale climate indices related to the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO), Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO), North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO), and others. Results show that the tree-structured models can effectively capture the nonlinear features hidden in the data. Skill scores of probabilistic forecasts generated by both classification trees and logistic regression trees indicate that seasonal inflows throughout the system can be predicted with sufficient accuracy to improve water management, especially in the winter and spring seasons in central Texas.     

Site specific probabilistic seismic hazard analysis at Dubai Creek on the west coast of UAE

A probabilistic seismic hazard analysis (PSHA) was conducted to establish the hazard spectra for a site located at Dubai Creek on the west coast of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The PSHA considered all the seismogenic sources that affect the site, including plate boundaries such as the Makran subduction zone, the Zagros fold-thrust region and the transition fault system between them; and local crustal faults in UAE. PSHA indicated that local faults dominate the hazard. The peak ground acceleration (PGA) for the 475-year return period spectrum is 0.17 g and 0.33 g for the 2,475-year return period spectrum. The hazard spectra are then employed to establish rock ground motions using the spectral matching technique.     

政务GIS平台专题网站的建设

以"中国(云南)一东盟自由贸易区一南亚区域合作联盟空间信息公共平台"中"云南省综合省情"专题为例,阐述政务GIS平台专题页面制作方法,从页面布局、信息组织、地图服务调用等方面对政务专题网站的建设进行探讨,着重介绍了页面中控制内容区对象的方法,并展望其应用前景,以期为政务GIS平台中相关功能的应用与开发提供参考.     

基于NDVI时序数据的水稻种植面积遥感监测分析——以江苏省为例

MODIS植被指数时间序列产品能够连续反映植被的覆盖情况,是农作物遥感测量的重要数据源.本文选取江苏省为研究区,利用2008年23个时相的MODIS NDVI数据,采用S-G滤波法进行时间序列的重构,提高NDVI时间序列信息的真实性.另结合农作物物候历、种植结构、地面调查样本等辅助资料,将水稻植被指数时间序列曲线参量化...