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Simon Adar

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Proceedings Article | 27 October 2011 Paper

Change detection over Sokolov open-pit mining area, Czech Republic, using multi-temporal HyMAP data (2009-2010)

S. Adar, G. Notesco, A. Brook, I. Livne, P. Rojik, V. Kopacková, K. Zelenkova, J. Misurec, A. Bourguignon, S. Chevrel, C. Ehrler, C. Fisher, J. Hanus, Y. Shkolnisky, E. Ben Dor

Proceedings Volume 8180, 81800T (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.898748

KEYWORDS: Mining, Principal component analysis, Sensors, Algorithm development, Image processing, Minerals, Reflectivity, Eye, Error analysis, Visible radiation

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Two HyMap images acquired over the same lignite open-pit mining site in Sokolov, Czech Republic, during the summers of 2009 and 2010 (12 months apart), were investigated in this study. The site selected for this research is one of three test sites (the others being in South Africa and Kyrgyzstan) within the framework of the EO-MINERS FP7 Project (http://www.eo-miners.eu). The goal of EO-MINERS is to "integrate new and existing Earth Observation tools to improve best practice in mining activities and to reduce the mining related environmental and societal footprint". Accordingly, the main objective of the current study was to develop hyperspectral-based means for the detection of small spectral changes and to relate these changes to possible degradation or reclamation indicators of the area under investigation. To ensure significant detection of small spectral changes, the temporal domain was investigated along with careful generation of reflectance information. Thus, intensive spectroradiometric ground measurements were carried out to ensure calibration and validation aspects during both overflights. The performance of these corrections was assessed using the Quality Indicators setup developed under a different FP7 project-EUFAR (http://www.eufar.net), which helped select the highest quality data for further work. This approach allows direct distinction of the real information from noise. The reflectance images were used as input for the application of spectral-based change-detection algorithms and indices to account for small and reliable changes. The related algorithms were then developed and applied on a pixel-by-pixel basis to map spectral changes over the space of a year. Using field spectroscopy and ground truth measurements on both overpass dates, it was possible to explain the results and allocate spatial kinetic processes of the environmental changes during the time elapsed between the flights. It was found, for instance, that significant spectral changes are capable of revealing mineral processes, vegetation status and soil formation long before these are apparent to the naked eye. Further study is being conducted under the above initiative to extend this approach to other mining areas worldwide and to improve the robustness of the developed algorithm.

Proceedings Article | 12 October 2005 Paper

Analyzing point target detection algorithms

S. Adar, S. Buganim, S. Rotman

Proceedings Volume 5987, 59870T (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.627788

KEYWORDS: Detection and tracking algorithms, Target detection, Algorithm development, Image analysis, Analytical research, Hyperspectral imaging, Infrared technology, Electro-optical engineering, Detector development, Hyperspectral target detection

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