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Title: | A Global Human Settlement Layer from optical high resolution imagery - Concept and first results |
Authors: | PESARESI Martino; BLAES XAVIER; EHRLICH Daniele; FERRI STEFANO; HAAG Fernand; HALKIA Stamatia; HEINZEL JOHANNES; KAUFFMANN MAYEUL; KEMPER Thomas; SOILLE Pierre; SYRRIS VASILEIOS; ZANCHETTA LUIGI; GUEGUEN Lionel; OUZOUNIS GEORGIOS; SCAVAZZON Marco |
Publisher: | Publications Office of the European Union |
Publication Year: | 2012 |
JRC N°: | JRC77925 |
ISBN: | 978-92-79-27989-8 (print) 978-92-79-27988-1 (pdf) |
ISSN: | 1018-5593 (print) 1831-9424 (online) |
Other Identifiers: | EUR 25662 OP LB-NA-25-662-EN-C (print); LB-NA-25-662-EN-N (online) |
URI: | http://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC77925 |
DOI: | 10.2788/74059 10.2788/73897 |
Type: | EUR - Scientific and Technical Research Reports |
Abstract: | A general framework for processing of high and very-high resolution imagery for creating a Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) is presented together with a discussion on the results of the first operational test of the production workflow. The test involved the mapping of 24.3 millions of square kilometres of the Earth surface spread over four continents, corresponding to an estimated population of 1.3 billion of people in 2010. The resolution of the input image data ranges from 0.5 to 10 meters, collected by a heterogeneous set of platforms including satellite SPOT (2 and 5), CBERS-2B, RapidEye (2 and 4), WorldView (1 and 2), GeoEye-1, QuickBird-2, Ikonos-2, and airborne sensors. Several imaging modes were tested including panchromatic, multispectral and pan-sharpened images. A new fully automatic image information extraction, generalization and mosaic workflow is presented that is based on multiscale textural and morphological image features extraction. New image feature compression and optimization are introduced, together with new learning and classification techniques allowing for the processing of HR/VHR image data using low-resolution thematic layers as reference. A new systematic approach for quality control and validation allowing global spatial and thematic consistency checking is proposed and applied. The quality of the results are discussed by sensor, by band, by resolution, and eco-regions. Critical points, lessons learned and next steps are highlighted. |
JRC Directorate: | Space, Security and Migration |
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