Estimation of stress and its use in evaluation of landslide prone regions using remote sensing data

Recently, use of remote sensing data for determining the orientation of stress has been demonstrated. The present study deals with the estimation of stress pattern in the part of the Himalayan region which shows the ongoing neo-tectonic activities. The study area falls into a tectonically active zone of the Central-Himalaya, with a complex geotectonic set-up confined by a number of faults. Efforts have been made to evaluate the technique as a fast algorithm for quick and time limited analysis of linear feature from which the orientation of the lineaments are estimated by using remote sensing data. Further, the estimation of stress and the lineament analysis have been used in mapping of landslide prone areas. Terrain information such as land cover, geology, lineament, faults, mega faults, geomorphology and drainage has been derived from the satellite imageries, and the existing thematic information has been updated to enable the quantification of landslide causative parameters. Spatial and temporal multi-layered information have been used for landslides hazard susceptibility analysis. The qualitative hazard analysis has been carried out using the map overlying techniques in GIS environment along the central part of Himalayan region. It has been observed that the high potential zones have been found to have very high lineament density, moderate to low drainage density and high slope areas of the terrain. On the basis of the geological and morphological analysis, it is further suggested that the combined impacts of the crushed nature of bed rock (due to the neo-tectonic activities), heavy rainfall and lack of vegetation cover cause persistent recurrence of landslides along this region. The role of earthquake on induction of landslides will be presented.     

Integration of Landsat-8 and Sentinel-1 dataset to extract geological lineaments in complex formations of Tepal mountain area,Shahrood, north Iran

Recently, the detection and extraction of geological lineaments have become an essential analytical technique to find relationships between the characteristics and occurrence of hydrogeology, and tectonic studies. The use of remote sensing, with the progressive development of image enhancement techniques, provides an opportunity to produce more reliable and comprehensive lineament maps. In this paper, semi-automatic approach based on Landsat 8 and Sentinel 1 radar data is proposed for lineaments extraction and validation. The combined method of linear filtering and automatic line module ensures a high degree of accuracy resulting in a lineament map. Based on identified lineaments, Sentinel1 is more capable of detecting edges than Landsat8, but the primary orientation lineaments extracted from Landsat8 and Sentinel1 were different. So, by combining band6 of Landsat8, and VV and VH polarization of Sentinel1, the area lineaments were extracted with high accuracy. Rose diagram showed the extracted lineaments' orientation is in good compliance with the region's existing faults. Also, the formations' lineament length density has good consistent with the density of the faults in the geological map.     

Structural geology mapping using PALSAR data in the Bau gold mining district,Sarawak, Malaysia

The application of optical remote sensing data for geological mapping is difficult in the tropical environment. The persistent cloud coverage, dominated vegetation in the landscape and limited bedrock exposures are constraints imposed by the tropical climate. Structural geology investigations that are searching for epithermal or polymetallic vein-type ore deposits can be developed using Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) remote sensing data in tropical/sub-tropical regions. The Bau gold mining district in the State of Sarawak, East Malaysia, on the island of Borneo has been selected for this study. The Bau is a gold field similar to Carlin style gold deposits, but gold mineralization at Bau is much more structurally controlled. Geological analyses coupled with the Phased Array type L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (PALSAR) remote sensing data were used to detect structural elements associated with gold mineralization. The PALSAR data were used to perform lithological-structural mapping of mineralized zones in the study area and surrounding terrain. Structural elements were detected along the SSW to NNE trend of the Tuban fault zone and Tai Parit fault that corresponds to the areas of occurrence of the gold mineralization in the Bau Limestone. Most of quartz-gold bearing veins occur in high-angle faults, fractures and joints within massive units of the Bau Limestone. The results show that four deformation events (D1–D4) in the structures of the Bau district and structurally controlled gold mineralization indicators, including faults, joints and fractures are detectable using PALSAR data at both regional and district scales. The approach used in this study can be more broadly applicable to provide preliminary information for exploration potentially interesting areas of epithermal or polymetallic vein-type mineralization using the PALSAR data in the tropical/sub-tropical regions.     

Automatic lineament extraction in a heavily vegetated region using Landsat Enhanced Thematic Mapper (ETM+) imagery

Lineament extraction from satellite remotely sensed data has been one of the widely used applications of remote sensing in geology. In fact, recent advances in digital image processing allow such lineament extraction to be accomplished in semi-automatic to fully automatic approaches. However, satellite remotely sensed data acquired in heavily vegetated regions such as tropical rainforest, are vulnerable to higher inherent noise levels attributed to the resultant effects of scattering by clouds and adjacency effects of highly inhomogeneous vegetation cover within the pixel dimension. In this study, we examined the effects of noise levels to lineament extraction using a fully automatic approach, consisting of a combination of edge-line detection algorithms. Ancillary information from a digitized topographic map and image classification was used to discriminate between cultural and natural lineaments from the extracted lineaments. Adapting the combination of edge detection and a line-linking algorithm, we have found the optimal parameters for automatic lineament extraction of such complex areas using Enhanced Thematic Mapper (ETM+) data. A noise level of 30% is the maximum threshold before artifacts are generated. It is therefore concluded that the combination of edge-based and line-linking digital image processing operations with the priori local optimal parameters is crucial in lineament feature extraction in heavily vegetated regions.     

Study of changes in the lineament structure,caused by earthquakes in South America by applying the lineament analysis to the Aster (Terra) satellite data

The region between Southern Peru and Northern Chile is one of the most seismically and volcanically active regions in South America. This is caused by a constant subduction of the South American Plate, converging with the Nazca Plate in the extreme North of Chile. We used the 15 and 30 m resolution satellite images, provided by the ASTER (VNIR and SWIR) instrument onboard the Terra satellite to study changes in the geological faults close to earthquake epicenters in southern Peru. Visible and infrared spectral bands were analysed using “The Lineament Extraction and Stripes Statistic Analysis” (LESSA) software package to examine changes in the lineament features and stripe density fields caused by seismic activity. We used the satellite images 128 and 48 days before and 73 days after a 5.2 Richter scale magnitude earthquake. The fact that the seasonal variations in the South of Peru and North of Chile are very small, and the vegetation is very limited, allowed us to establish substantial changes in the lineament and the stripe density field features. We develop a methodology that allows to evaluate the seismic risk in this region for the future.     

一种新的遥感影像清晰度评价方法

针对传统清晰度评价算法很难准确评价遥感卫星影像清晰度的问题,结合工程应用及遥感影像特点提出了一种新的遥感图像清晰度评价算法--自检测灰度梯度函数清晰度评价算法。把评价过程分为目标区域检测和清晰度特征参量提取,为解决遥感影像数据量大且景物密度与分布特点各异的问题,首先通过检测算子对一幅遥感影像中各区域进行检测来得到景物丰富且边缘明显的目标区域,然后再对目标区域进行灰度预处理并提取目标区域的边缘灰度梯度来评价清晰度。通过三组不同类型影像对该算法进行验证,分别为遥感相机在轨离焦仿真影像和噪声仿真影像,以及在轨型号遥感卫星影像,对比几种传统典型清晰度评价算法和自检测灰度梯度函数的评价效能,结果表明：文中方法满足遥感影像清晰度评价的基本要求,解决了传统算法无法横向比较不同遥感相机影像及不同大小影像清晰度的问题,是一种适合卫星遥感影像清晰度评价的方法。     

国外高光谱遥感载荷发展分析

高光谱遥感是当前遥感领域发展的前沿。首先介绍了高光谱遥感的成像原理、典型成像方式及主要特点等基础理论,之后从机载和星载两个方面,系统梳理了美国、加拿大、欧洲、日本等主要国家高光谱遥感载荷的发展现状,分析了相关载荷的主要性能指标(以空间分辨率、频谱分辨率等为代表),总结、归纳了高光谱遥感在民用商用、国防安全及行星探测三个领域中的应用情况,最后从提升分辨率、优化探测模式及实现小型化三个方面,总结了高光谱遥感载荷的发展趋势。     

Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis integrated with GIS and remote sensing for astronomical observatory site selection in Antalya province,Turkey

Astronomical observatory site selection is a complex problem that involves evaluation of multiple factors from different sources. The aim of this study is to select the best possible candidates for astronomical observations sites using Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis integrated with Geographical Information Systems and remote sensing technologies. The study was implemented in the Antalya province of Turkey, which is convenient for astronomical site observatory facilities with its appropriate climate properties and weather conditions. Eleven factors (cloud cover, precipitable water, earthquake zones, geology, landslide inventory, active fault lines, Digital Elevation Model, city lights, mining activities, settlement areas, roads) were determined, splitting into three categories; meteorological, geographical and anthropogenic criteria. These factors were evaluated using Analytical Hierarchy Process method and the weights of criteria layers were determined. As a result, the most suitable areas were located extensively in western and eastern part of Antalya. This study offers a robust, accurate, cost and time effective procedure for preliminary site selection for astronomical observatory. However, for a final decision of the best location of astronomical observatory, site testing measurements and atmospheric seeing observations will be further required in these preliminary areas.     

遥感图像的显著-概要特征提取与目标检测

针对巨幅遥感图像的目标检测问题,提出了一种基于显著-概要特征的遥感图像自动目标检测算法.采用滑动窗口将巨幅遥感图像划分为若干个小尺度的区域,针对各个小尺度分块图像,借鉴人类视觉生理功能特性之原理,提取其显著特征和概要特征,其中的显著特征代表了图像中的显著信息及显著区域空间分布和关联信息,概要特征可从整体上反映该区域的背景/目标关联信息.通过对分块区域图像的分类鉴别以实现目标检测.实验结果表明:此方法能以高可靠性和高精确度检测出巨幅遥感图像中的目标.     

Selected examples of profitable applications of remote sensing for resources inventories and monitoring

The Remote Sensing Centre of the Institute of Geodesy and Cartography in Warsaw has been operating since 1976. It has multi-disciplinary character; carries out scientific research, elaborates technologies of remote sensing investigations, applies remote sensing methods for solving various practical problems, coordinates national activities in this field, developes and disseminates remote sensing knowledge at both national and international levels offering various types of specialized training.The authors discuss the role of remote sensing investigations in the process of development planning. Examples of projects executed at the Remote Sensing Centre and concerning topographic and land use mapping, geological investigations, agricultural crop area determination, forest research, environmental monitoring and studies of climatic conditions in urban environment are described and extensively discussed in the paper. The authors emphasize these areas of the application of remote sensing and these interpretation techniques which are of potential interest for the developing countries.     

Non-linear methods in remotely sensed multispectral data classification

The aim of this research is to develop an effective approach being able to deal with the stochastic nature of remote sensing data. In order to achieve this objective it is necessary to structure the methodological knowledge in the area of data mining and reveal the most suitable methods for the prediction and decision support based on large amounts of multispectral data. The idea is to establish a framework by decomposing the task into functionality objectives and to allow the end-user to experiment with a set of classification methods and select the best methods for specific applications. As a first step, we compare our results from Bayesian classification based on non-parametric probability density estimates of the data to the results obtained from other classification methods. Tree scenarios are considered, making use of a small benchmark dataset, a larger dataset from Corine land cover project for Bulgaria and analyzing different features and feature selection methods. We show that the theoretically optimal Bayesian classification can also achieve optimal classification in practice and provides a realistic interpretation of the world where land cover classes intergrade gradually.     

基于奇异值分解的遥感图像融合性能评价

研究遥感图像融合性能的客观评价问题,分析当前遥感图像融合效果评估方法特点的基础上,提出一种新的遥感图像融合效果评估方法——基于奇异值分解(SVD, Singular Value Decomposition)的方法.利用源图像与融合结果图像的奇异值差异,测量它们之间能量信息失真情况,从而进行融合算法的评估.仿真实验从两方面入手,当融合源图像中含有SAR(Synthetic Aperlure Radar)图像时,对比Piella和Xydeas评估方法较为有效;另一方面,对多类型传感器、不同方法的像素级融合结果进行评估,与主观评价结果对比具有较高的一致性.这种客观评估方法能够较好地反映多类遥感图像融合的质量,是一种实现简单、高效、较为通用的遥感图像融合效果评估方法.      

Landsat model for groundwater exploration in Nuba Mountains,Sudan

The region of Nuba Mountains is largely dominated by Precambrian crystalline basement rocks, and often experiences acute shortage of water for domestic and irrigation purposes especially during the dry season (February – May). A Landsat model essentially based on lineament and drainage analysis is proposed to delineate potential target zones for groundwater prospecting. Target zones are indicated by the overlap of the high-intensity lineament contours and the low-intensity drainage contours, and by intersection of a stream channel and lineament structure. Most wells lying within the defined targets are successful.     

基于结构化特征的遥感影像道路智能提取方法

遥感影像道路提取是空基平台对地智能理解的重要内容。利用道路网络特有的结构特点,从道路网络结构相似性损失函数和结构化特征算子两个方面,提出了一种结构化特征表示的道路提取方法。首先,针对遥感图像中道路目标占比较小的特点,设计了深度较浅、分辨率较高的编解码网络结构;其次,引入道路网络的结构相似性(SSIM)损失,并提出一种道路结构化特征描述子,对道路提取结果进行优化;最后,在道路数据集上进行了对比试验,所提出的结构化特征提取方法的精度和F1 score分别达到了85.3%和84.6%。     

基于非线性混合模型研究太空风化对月壤光谱的影响

月表太空风化会改变月壤光谱特征, 影响月壤元素遥感反演精度. 研究太空风化对月壤光谱的影响有助于开发月壤成熟度光谱解耦算法, 提高月壤成分遥感反演精度. 直接对比月壤风化前后光谱的变化能最真实反映太空风化对光谱的影响, 但无法获取未风化的月壤样品, 利用实验室模拟方法开展研究也存在缺陷. 本文提出了一种简便的方法来研究太空风化对月壤光谱的影响, 并以月海样品为例进行探讨. 利用Hapke模型对月海样品组成矿物光谱按照实测含量进行非线性混合, 并通过对比混合后的光谱与实测的月壤光谱, 研究太空风化过程对月壤光谱的影响. 研究结果表明, 月壤在遭受太空风化后反射率降低, 波长越短降低越显著; 月壤背景吸收斜率增大, 月壤变得更红, 月壤矿物特征吸收峰深度降低, 光谱对比度变弱, 长波吸收峰(2.0μm附近)深度降低程度超过短波吸收峰(1.0μm附近)深度. 未来在利用遥感技术反演月壤元素含量时, 必须考虑这些因素.      

基于失真敏感性的可见光遥感图像压缩补偿

可见光遥感图像纹理细节丰富且分布情况复杂,高倍压缩后容易出现失真不均衡现象。现有研究并不针对图像的主观品质且易出现错补偿问题。为此,设计了基于失真敏感性的可见光遥感图像压缩补偿方法。通过对比结构相似度模型各函数对遥感压缩失真的评价效果,构造了压缩失真敏感性模型,在此基础上深入分析了不同程度的数据损失对恢复像质的影响,设计了基于失真敏感性的压缩补偿策略,在压缩编码端确定失真敏感区域并量化回传失真影响明显的数据,补偿于解码端恢复图像中。结果表明,该方法能有效提高恢复图像失真敏感区域内遥感目标的清晰程度和可判读性,降低恢复图像的失真不均衡程度,改善恢复图像的整体质量。     

Induced geomagnetic variation and crustal evolution of the southern peninsula of India

The current thinking on crustal evolution and the influence of Precambrian lineaments on tectonism and mineralization provide support for the conjecture that zones of high electrical conductivity exist in the crust which are related to the tectonic and mineralized zones. Studies by the present authors using geological and tectonic data from remote sensing techniques, in particular, together with relevant data on anomalous geomagnetic variations reported in this paper would serve as additional contribution towards the global model.     

高光谱遥感成像技术的发展与展望

地表形态和目标特性是空间对地遥感的两个重要问题.经过近40年的发展,高光谱遥感技术已取得了巨大的进展,从数据获取、处理到应用都积累了大量成果.作为涉及多学科交叉的年轻学科,高光谱遥感技术的发展经历了一个以需求为导向,在发展中又不断探索完善需求的历程.高光谱成像仪作为获取目标图谱数据的重要仪器,其发展对于整个高光谱遥感的发展至关重要.本文分析了国内外不同类型高光谱成像仪的成像体制及应用案例,得出了近40年来高光谱成像仪发展历程所展现出的技术特点,结合当前发展现状,对未来高光谱成像仪的发展趋势,尤其是核心指标的提升和技术体制拓展进行了综合展望,以期为该领域的后续研究提供一些思路,同时为相关领域的科技规划提供参考.      

基于卫星遥感的岛礁影像多类目标智能化提取

卫星遥感影像具有背景复杂、目标尺度不一、观测方向各异、纹理不清晰等特点,主流的深度学习目标检测算法不能直接适用于卫星遥感影像的目标检测。改进了RetinaNet,使其适用于卫星遥感影像。首先设计了一种新的特征融合方式,融合ResNet50输出的特征图,使得融合后的特征图同时具有高层语义信息和低层纹理细节信息。为了减弱遥感影像复杂背景对目标特征的影响,设计了特征感知模块,在减弱噪声对特征图影响的同时增强有用特征。挑选DOTA数据集中船只、飞机和存储罐图像进行训练和测试。改进的算法与RetinaNet相比,飞机、船只和存储罐的平均精度分别提高了41%、25%、24%。基于高分二号卫星（GF 2）真实影像数据的试验结果表明,提出的算法能够用于卫星遥感岛礁影像的多类目标智能化提取。     

基于混合网络的异源遥感图像变化检测

为了更加准确地进行异源遥感图像的变化检测任务,提出了一种基于混合网络的异源遥感图像变化检测算法。利用伪孪生网络提取异源遥感图像块间空间维度的变化特征,利用早期融合网络提取异源遥感图像块间光谱维度的变化特征,将2支网络提取的特征进行融合,并将融合后的变化特征输入到sigmoid层进行二分类检测。同时,在伪孪生网络中加入对比损失函数,通过优化对比损失函数,使得在特征空间中,未变化图像对的空间特征差异更小,变化图像对的空间特征差异更大,以提升网络的区分能力和收敛速度。