Interpretation of high-resolution optical imagery with evidential fusion of spectral information and object attributes

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Allard ◽  
A. Jouan
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Spectral Information ◽  
Optical Imagery

Spectral information extraction from very high resolution images through multiresolution fusion

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luciano Alparone ◽  
Bruno Aiazzi ◽  
Stefano Baronti ◽  
Andrea Garzelli ◽  
Filippo Nencini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Information Extraction ◽  
Spectral Information ◽  
High Resolution Images ◽  
Very High

scholarly journals Detection of Archaeological Looting from Space: Methods, Achievements and Challenges

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (20) ◽  
pp. 2389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deodato Tapete ◽  
Francesca Cigna
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Image Processing ◽  
High Resolution ◽  
Satellite Data ◽  
Satellite Images ◽  
Google Earth ◽  
Optical Data ◽  
Mena Region ◽  
Processing Methods ◽  
Optical Imagery

Illegal excavations in archaeological heritage sites (namely “looting”) are a global phenomenon. Satellite images are nowadays massively used by archaeologists to systematically document sites affected by looting. In parallel, remote sensing scientists are increasingly developing processing methods with a certain degree of automation to quantify looting using satellite imagery. To capture the state-of-the-art of this growing field of remote sensing, in this work 47 peer-reviewed research publications and grey literature are reviewed, accounting for: (i) the type of satellite data used, i.e., optical and synthetic aperture radar (SAR); (ii) properties of looting features utilized as proxies for damage assessment (e.g., shape, morphology, spectral signature); (iii) image processing workflows; and (iv) rationale for validation. Several scholars studied looting even prior to the conflicts recently affecting the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Regardless of the method used for looting feature identification (either visual/manual, or with the aid of image processing), they preferred very high resolution (VHR) optical imagery, mainly black-and-white panchromatic, or pansharpened multispectral, whereas SAR is being used more recently by specialist image analysts only. Yet the full potential of VHR and high resolution (HR) multispectral information in optical imagery is to be exploited, with limited research studies testing spectral indices. To fill this gap, a range of looted sites across the MENA region are presented in this work, i.e., Lisht, Dashur, and Abusir el Malik (Egypt), and Tell Qarqur, Tell Jifar, Sergiopolis, Apamea, Dura Europos, and Tell Hizareen (Syria). The aim is to highlight: (i) the complementarity of HR multispectral data and VHR SAR with VHR optical imagery, (ii) usefulness of spectral profiles in the visible and near-infrared bands, and (iii) applicability of methods for multi-temporal change detection. Satellite data used for the demonstration include: HR multispectral imagery from the Copernicus Sentinel-2 constellation, VHR X-band SAR data from the COSMO-SkyMed mission, VHR panchromatic and multispectral WorldView-2 imagery, and further VHR optical data acquired by GeoEye-1, IKONOS-2, QuickBird-2, and WorldView-3, available through Google Earth. Commonalities between the different image processing methods are examined, alongside a critical discussion about automation in looting assessment, current lack of common practices in image processing, achievements in managing the uncertainty in looting feature interpretation, and current needs for more dissemination and user uptake. Directions toward sharing and harmonization of methodologies are outlined, and some proposals are made with regard to the aspects that the community working with satellite images should consider, in order to define best practices of satellite-based looting assessment.

Multi-Spectral Image Fusion Using Intensity Modulation and Non-Separable Wavelet Frame

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuhong Yang ◽  
Zhongliang Jing ◽  
Jian-Xun Li
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
High Resolution ◽  
Spatial Resolution ◽  
Intensity Modulation ◽  
Spectral Information ◽  
Wavelet Frame ◽  
Remote Sensing Images ◽  
Spectral Image ◽  
Panchromatic Image ◽  
Fusion Approach

A fusion approach is proposed to refine the resolution of multi-spectral images using the corresponding high-resolution panchromatic images. The technique is based on intensity modulation and non-separable wavelet frame. The high-resolution panchromatic image is decomposed by the non-separable wavelet frame. Then the wavelet coefficients are used as the factor of modulating to modulate the multi-spectral image. Experimental results indicate that, comparing with the traditional methods, the proposed method can efficiently preserve the spectral information while improving the spatial resolution of remote sensing images.

scholarly journals Effects and Behavior of Pyroclastic and Lahar Deposits of the 2010 Merapi Eruption Based on High-resolution Optical Imagery

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akhmad Solikhin ◽  
Jean-Claude Thouret ◽  
Avijit Gupta ◽  
Dewi Sri Sayudi ◽  
Jean-François Oehler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Optical Imagery ◽  
And Behavior
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