Object-Based Flood Analysis Using a Graph-Based Representation

Autor: Bos Debusscher, Frieke Van Coillie
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Remote Sensing, Vol 11, Iss 16, p 1883 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2072-4292
DOI: 10.3390/rs11161883
Popis: The amount of freely available satellite data is growing rapidly as a result of Earth observation programmes, such as Copernicus, an initiative of the European Space Agency. Analysing these huge amounts of geospatial data and extracting useful information is an ongoing pursuit. This paper presents an alternative method for flood detection based on the description of spatio-temporal dynamics in satellite image time series (SITS). Since synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite data has the capability of capturing images day and night, irrespective of weather conditions, it is the preferred tool for flood mapping from space. An object-based approach can limit the necessary computer power and computation time, while a graph-based approach allows for a comprehensible interpretation of dynamics. This method proves to be a useful tool to gain insight in a flood event. Graph representation helps to identify and locate entities within the study site and describe their evolution throughout the time series.
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