Monitoring agricultural cropping patterns across the Laurentian Great Lakes Basin using MODIS-NDVI data

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MODIS) Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) 16-day composite data product (MOD12Q) was used to develop annual cropland and crop-specific map products (corn, soybeans, and wheat) for the Laurentian Great Lakes Basin (GLB). The crop area distributions and changes in crop rotations were characterized by comparing annual crop map products for 2005, 2006, and 2007. The total acreages for corn and soybeans were relatively balanced for calendar years 2005 (31,462 km² and 31,283 km², respectively) and 2006 (30,766 km² and 30,972 km², respectively). Conversely, corn acreage increased approximately 21% from 2006 to 2007, while soybean and wheat acreage decreased approximately 9% and 21%, respectively. Two-year crop rotational change analyses were conducted for the 2005–2006 and 2006–2007 time periods. The large increase in corn acreages for 2007 introduced crop rotation changes across the GLB. Compared to 2005–2006, crop rotation patterns for 2006–2007 resulted in increased corn–corn, soybean–corn, and wheat–corn rotations. The increased corn acreages could have potential negative impacts on nutrient loadings, pesticide exposures, and sediment-mediated habitat degradation. Increased in US corn acreages in 2007 were related to new biofuel mandates, while Canadian increases were attributed to higher world-wide corn prices. Additional study is needed to determine the potential impacts of increases in corn-based ethanol agricultural production on watershed ecosystems and receiving waters.     

Exploring hyperspectral bands and estimation indices for leaf nitrogen accumulation in wheat

Hyperspectral sensing can provide an effective means for fast and non-destructive estimation of leaf nitrogen (N) status in crop plants. The objectives of this study were to design a new method to extract hyperspectral spectrum information, to explore sensitive spectral bands, suitable bandwidth and best vegetation indices based on precise analysis of ground-based hyperspectral information, and to develop regression models for estimating leaf N accumulation per unit soil area (LNA, g N m⁻²) in winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Three field experiments were conducted with different N rates and cultivar types in three consecutive growing seasons, and time-course measurements were taken on canopy hyperspectral reflectance and LNA under the various treatments. Then, normalized difference spectral indices (NDSI) and ratio spectral indices (RSI) based on the original spectrum and the first derivative spectrum were constructed within the range of 350–2500 nm, and their relationships with LNA were quantified. The results showed that both LNA and canopy hyperspectral reflectance in wheat changed with varied N rates, with consistent patterns across different cultivars and seasons. The sensitive spectral bands for LNA existed mainly within visible and near infrared regions. The best spectral indices for estimating LNA in wheat were found to be NDSI (R₈₆₀, R₇₂₀), RSI (R₉₉₀, R₇₂₀), NDSI (FD₇₃₆, FD₅₂₆) and RSI (FD₇₂₅, FD₅₁₆), and the regression models based on the above four spectral indices were formulated as Y = 26.34x^1.887, Y = 5.095x − 6.040, Y = 0.609 e^3.008x and Y = 0.388x^1.260, respectively, with R² greater than 0.81. Furthermore, expanding the bandwidth of NDSI (R₈₆₀, R₇₂₀) and RSI (R₉₉₀, R₇₂₀) from 1 nm to 100 nm at 1 nm interval produced the LNA monitoring models with similar performance within about 33 nm and 23 nm bandwidth, respectively, over which the statistical parameters of the models became less stable. From testing of the derived equations, the model for LNA estimation on NDSI (R₈₆₀, R₇₂₀), RSI (R₉₉₀, R₇₂₀), NDSI (FD₇₃₆, FD₅₂₆) and RSI (FD₇₂₅, FD₅₁₆) gave R² over 0.79 with more satisfactory performance than previously reported models and physical models in wheat. It can be concluded that the present hyperspectral parameters of NDSI (R₈₆₀, R₇₂₀), RSI (R₉₉₀, R₇₂₀), NDSI (FD₇₃₆, FD₅₂₆) and RSI (FD₇₂₅, FD₅₁₆) can be reliably used for estimating LNA in winter wheat.     

一种有效的高分辨率SAR目标特征提取与识别方法

提出了一种有效的高分辨率SAR目标特征提取与识别方法,根据SAR图像目标对多尺度Gabor滤波器组的不同响应,充分利用多尺度信息及尺度间的相依性提取新的多尺度特征,该特征综合考虑了SAR图像目标的宏观和微观固有的尺度特性,从而更能反映目标的本质特征;并利用Fisher核映射使得非线性变换比线性变换更能刻画实际中的复杂模式。实验给出了MSTAR数据库中三类目标特征的空间聚类及分类情况,结果表明了该多尺度特征的有效性。     

卡尔曼滤波相位解缠及其与其他方法的对比分析

一般相位解缠算法通常在相位解缠前首先需要借助滤波算法进行噪声消除,随后才能相位解缠,以保证解缠的质量和顺利实施。卡尔曼滤波将相位解缠问题转化为状态估计问题,实现相位解缠与噪声消除一并处理,简化了数据处理过程。利用真实干涉SAR数据进行实验,采用卡尔曼滤波相位解缠算法进行处理,并与其他几种较常用相位解缠算法的结果从目视和定量两方面进行比较和分析。验证了卡尔曼滤波相位解缠方法在滤波和解缠效果方面的有效性和可行性,可以获得较为可靠的解缠结果。     

南京长江三桥钢索塔拼装测量控制网的建立

南京长江三桥是我国首座主塔采用钢结构形式的特大型斜拉桥。根据钢索塔拼装测量的精度要求,介绍了该桥首级控制网的概况,对钢索塔架设专用控制网的网形选择、方案设计、观测方法和数据处理进行了探讨。实践证明,所采取的专用控制网布设方法和测量方案是合理的,对今后类似工程具有借鉴意义。     

城市地下管线点测量中存在质量问题的分析

通过近年来从事地下管线探测工作中,发现、总结管线点测量存在的质量问题以及所呈现出的规律性,结合测绘新技术、分析影响管线点测量质量的一些因素,从而使测绘生产单位进一步了解测绘产品生产过程中容易出现的质量问题,便于采取积极、有效的预防措施,使测绘产品质量进一步得到提高,做到对单位负责,对使用产品的用户负责。     

逆Vening-Meinesz技术在陆地重力异常精细构制方法中的应用

逆Vening-Meinesz公式在海洋测高数据反演重力异常中得到了广泛应用,被认为是确定海洋地球重力场的有效途径之一。将该方法引入陆地,是本文的主要工作之一。由于陆地的非球面特性,需要顾及地形起伏的影响,因此,本文提出了基于均衡的逆Vening-Meinesz公式的移去恢复技术求解陆地重力异常的算法。最后通过对该算法编程试验,并对结果进行诊断分析和精度估计,结果表明该算法能够求得满足一定精度的重力异常值。     

基于Petri网的地理信息服务组合模型研究

地理信息服务应用中,单一的功能服务往往无法独立完成复杂的地理信息应用,需要不同粒度的服务组合及协调机制。本文重点研究地理信息服务的组合建模方法,提出基于Petri网的地理信息服务组合建模理论。首先,给出基于Petri网的地理信息服务的定义和图形化描述,然后结合三维地理信息的应用,给出了三维空间分析服务组合的实例分析,最后通过烟草行业的地理信息服务应用验证基于Petri网的服务组合模型的可行性。     

基于GIS的延庆县村镇民俗旅游资源评价、分析与规划研究

本文运用层次分析法对延庆县村镇民俗旅游资源进行综合评价,定量确定主要景点的可开发潜力值。然后借助GIS技术,对旅游资源的结构和空间分布特征进行分析。最后根据分析结果和综合评价分值,以开发潜力值作为分级指标,将延庆县村镇民俗旅游资源规划为5个开发潜力区,并结合各个区的自身优势提出其发展的思路和方向。     

选主元矩阵原位替换解算方法

矩阵行列式、矩阵方程未知数和矩阵逆阵元素,可采用矩阵原位替换解算方法,利用矩阵元素约化值进行解算,但矩阵元素约化值计算过程中要求矩阵主元约化值不能等于零,在没有确认矩阵是否满秩的情况下,其值等于零有可能由矩阵元素排列结构引起,也有可能由矩阵秩亏引起,如何判别矩阵主元约化值为零的成因,在排除矩阵秩亏的情况下,如何利用选主元矩阵原位替换解算方法继续完成相应矩阵解算,是本文研究的内容。该研究可使矩阵原位替换解算方法得到更加广泛的应用。