Continuous Mapping and Monitoring Framework for Habitat Analysis in the United Arab Emirates

Proceedings

Kumar, Anil¹  AlAydaroos, Fatima²  Saleous, Nazmi³  Marpu, Prashanth Reddy⁴  Temimi, Marouane⁵ 

[1] Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.;Department of Geography, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, UAE;Environmental Information, Science & Outreach Management, Environment Agency, Abu Dhabi, UAE;Masdar Institute, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, UAE;UAE Space Agency, Abu Dhabi, UAE

关键词: United Arab Emirates;    l;    cover;    mapping;    monitoring;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ecrs-2-05185

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

In 2015, the Environment Agency—Abu Dhabi developed the extensive Abu Dhabi Habitat, Land Use, Land Cover Map based on very high resolution satellite imagery acquired between 2011 and 2013. This was the first integrated effort at such a scale. This information has greatly helped in environmental conservation and preservation activities along with future infrastructure planning. This map has created an excellent baseline and allows efficient monitoring. In this work, we aim to establish a framework for short term updates to the maps to quickly enable efficient planning. We make use of spectral–spatial approaches based on object-based image analysis to adapt the classification scheme. Training examples from the baseline maps and field surveys are used to train classifiers, such as support vector machines (SVM), to build the updated maps. Eventually, the goal is to develop a consistent classification approach and then adapt automatic change detection approaches to extend the baseline maps temporally.

【 授权许可】

CC BY