PE&RS August 2009

NCDC Imaging contracted with Terra Remote Sensing Inc (TRSI) for the acquisition of 1-meter resolution narrowband (5 nm) hyperspectral imagery and accompanying lidar over Milwaukee, Wisconsin (95 square miles). Refl ectance spectra of representative tree species were collected in the field using a FieldSpec® 3 spectroradiometer system from ASD, Inc.

NCDC analysts used a LiDAR-derived digital surface model and a 4-band multispectral image that was derived from the hyperspectral imagery to create an accurate tree canopy polygon dataset. The canopy spectral signatures collected with the ASD FieldSpec 3 spectroradiometer were then utilized in conjunction with the hyperspectral imagery to classify Ash trees over the study area. The hyperspectral imagery was evaluated for detection of imperceptible stress in ash species as a tool for rapid early detection for emerald ash borer. The red points shown on the cover image are the tree points for all trees in the given area. The green polygons display the tree canopy in the same area and lastly the yellow points represent the Ash trees.

The cover image and corresponding highlight article are sponsored by ASD Inc. of Boulder, Colorado, manufacturer of the rugged and truly portable FieldSpec 3 line of spectroradiometers (www.asdi.com).

Foreword
940 Special Issue on Change Analysis
Bo Huang

Highlight Articles
905 High-Resolution Remote Sensing Image Analysis for Early Detection and Response Planning for Emerald Ash Borer (Adobe PDF 576Kb)
Jason San Souci, Ian Hanou, and Daniel Puchalski

Announcements
918 New Sustaining Member — Earth Eye, LLC
1014 ASPRS/MAPPS Fall Specialty Conference

Columns & Updates
911 Grids and Datums — Territory of Guam (Adobe PDF 206Kb)
915 Mapping Matters
923 Book Review — GIS for Environmental Decision-Making (Adobe PDF 192Kb)
927 Headquarters News—

927 ASPRS Provisional Certificate Program – A Student Focused Opportunity (Adobe PDF 606Kb)
927 Geographic Information Metadata Standard Approved (Adobe PDF 606Kb)
929 Coming Soon to a PC Near You: The ASPRS Webinar Workshop Series

930 Industry News

Departments
909 New Members
924 ASPRS Member Champions (Adobe PDF 299Kb)
926 Certification List
928 Region of the Month
935 Who’s Who in ASPRS
936 Sustaining Members
938 Instructions for Authors
962 Forthcoming Articles
970 Calendar
1022 Classifieds
1022 Advertiser Index
1023 Professional Directory
1024 Membership Application

Peer-Reviewed Articles (Click the linked titles to see the full abstract)

941 The Land-cover Change Mapper (LCM) and its Application
to Timber Harvest Monitoring in Western Canada
Guillermo Castilla, Richard H. Guthrie, and Geoffrey J. Hay

An automated change detection and delineation tool, and how it can be used to map new clearcuts in a large forested area.

951 Enhancing Binary Change Detection Performance Using A Moving Threshold Window (MTW) Approach
Jungho Im, Jinyoung Rhee, and John R. Jensen

An automated calibration model using a new concept called the Moving Threshold Window (MTW) was developed to improve binary change detection methods based on the traditional Symmetric Threshold Window (STW) approach.

963 Range of Categorical Associations for Comparison of Maps with Mixed Pixels
Robert Gilmore Pontius Jr. and John Connors

A method to quantify the range of possible statistical associations among categories in maps that have mixed pixels.

971 Projection of Land Use Change Patterns Using Kernel Logistic Regression
Bo Wu, Bo Huang, and Tung Fung

A kernel logistic regression framework based on feature vector set is developed to analyze and predict land-use change patterns.

981 A Disturbance Inventory Framework for Flexible and Reliable Landscape Monitoring
J. Linke, G.J. McDermid, D.N. Laskin, A.J. McLane, A. Pape, J. Cranston, M. Hall-Beyer, and S.E. Franklin

An approach for creating spatially consistent and categorically dynamic map time series through backdating-updating strategies and change analysis.

997 Quantifying Impacts of Land Ownership on Regional Forest NDVI Dynamics: A Case Study at Bankhead National Forest in Alabama, USA
Xiongwen Chen and Rory Fraser

A higher proportion of private forest land could affect regional forest NDVI dynamics in complex and ecologically significant ways.

1005 Individual Object Change Detection for Monitoring the Impact of a Forest Pathogen on a Hardwood Forest
Tim De Chant and Maggi Kelly

A novel change detection technique for tracking changes in individual forest canopy gaps over multiple years of imagery.

1015 Spatial Change Optimization: Integrating GA with Visualization for 3D Scenario Generation
Magesh Chandramouli, Bo Huang, and Lulu Xue

A genetic algorithms (GA)-based multiobjective optimization approach for generating alternative land-use scenarios and a visual evaluation tool for assessing the Pareto solutions.