A 3D forest monitoring system,called FORSAT(a satellite very high resolution image processing platform for forest assessment),was developed for the extraction of 3D geometric forest information from very high resoluti...A 3D forest monitoring system,called FORSAT(a satellite very high resolution image processing platform for forest assessment),was developed for the extraction of 3D geometric forest information from very high resolution(VHR)satellite imagery and the automatic 3D change detection.FORSAT is composed of two complementary tasks:(1)the geometric and radiometric processing of satellite optical imagery and digital surface model(DSM)reconstruction by using a precise and robust image matching approach specially designed for VHR satellite imagery,(2)3D surface comparison for change detection.It allows the users to import DSMs,align them using an advanced 3D surface matching approach and calculate the 3D differences and volume changes(together with precision values)between epochs.FORSAT is a single source and flexible forest information solution,allowing expert and non-expert remote sensing users to monitor forests in three and four(time)dimensions.The geometric resolution and thematic content of VHR optical imagery are sufficient for many forest information needs such as deforestation,clear-cut and fire severity mapping.The capacity and benefits of FORSAT,as a forest information system contributing to the sustainable forest management,have been tested and validated in case studies located in Austria,Switzerland and Spain.展开更多
Geoinformatics education is a key factor for sustainable development of geo-spatial sciences and industries.There have been a variety of educational activities focusing on education and training,technology transfer,an...Geoinformatics education is a key factor for sustainable development of geo-spatial sciences and industries.There have been a variety of educational activities focusing on education and training,technology transfer,and capability building in photogrammetry,remote sensing,and spatial information science,together known as Geoinformatics.Geoinformatics education is an essential mission and even determinant in the ISPRS society.The paper discusses key issues in Geoinformatics education.It reviews educational activities from the ISPRS perspective and summarizes lessons learned from these actions.A vision towards future trends of Geoinformatics education in the ISPRS is provided.展开更多
基金the EUROSTARS[grant number E!7358]funding scheme,co-funded by the European Commission and the participating countries.
文摘A 3D forest monitoring system,called FORSAT(a satellite very high resolution image processing platform for forest assessment),was developed for the extraction of 3D geometric forest information from very high resolution(VHR)satellite imagery and the automatic 3D change detection.FORSAT is composed of two complementary tasks:(1)the geometric and radiometric processing of satellite optical imagery and digital surface model(DSM)reconstruction by using a precise and robust image matching approach specially designed for VHR satellite imagery,(2)3D surface comparison for change detection.It allows the users to import DSMs,align them using an advanced 3D surface matching approach and calculate the 3D differences and volume changes(together with precision values)between epochs.FORSAT is a single source and flexible forest information solution,allowing expert and non-expert remote sensing users to monitor forests in three and four(time)dimensions.The geometric resolution and thematic content of VHR optical imagery are sufficient for many forest information needs such as deforestation,clear-cut and fire severity mapping.The capacity and benefits of FORSAT,as a forest information system contributing to the sustainable forest management,have been tested and validated in case studies located in Austria,Switzerland and Spain.
基金supported by the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University in China[grant number NCET-13-0435]the Hubei Science and Technology Support Program in China[grant number 2014BAA087]+1 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China[grant number 91438203]the Major State Research Development Program of China[grant number 2016YFB0502301].
文摘Geoinformatics education is a key factor for sustainable development of geo-spatial sciences and industries.There have been a variety of educational activities focusing on education and training,technology transfer,and capability building in photogrammetry,remote sensing,and spatial information science,together known as Geoinformatics.Geoinformatics education is an essential mission and even determinant in the ISPRS society.The paper discusses key issues in Geoinformatics education.It reviews educational activities from the ISPRS perspective and summarizes lessons learned from these actions.A vision towards future trends of Geoinformatics education in the ISPRS is provided.
