VOLUME 71, NUMBER 5
PHOTOGRAMMETRIC ENGINEERING & REMOTE
SENSING
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR PHOTOGRAMMETRY
AND REMOTE SENSING
Cover Image
Leica Geosystems GIS & Mapping
provided this month’s cover image,
demonstrating the capabilities
of the Leica ADS40 Airborne
Digital Sensor. Captured by
EarthData on behalf of the Southwest
Florida Water Management
District and the U.S. Geological
Survey, this infrared image depicts
the west coast of Florida near Port
Richey. This imagery is utilized by
Southwest Florida Water Management
District in its efforts to manage
water-related resources. Meeting
water needs while protecting
the natural systems that provide its water supply, the agency oversees flood
control, regulatory programs, water conservation, education, and supportive
data collection and analysis efforts.
The Leica ADS40 delivers all digital, 12-bit data with the swath width and
coverage area of a traditional film camera. The spatial resolution of the
ADS40 enables users to achieve higher accuracy in large-scale mapping
applications, extract more detailed information, and digitally equal black& white film resolution. The sensor’s innovative construction allows
for the
simultaneous acquisition of seven bands of information: three panchromatic
CCD lines capture information in views forward, nadir and backward from the
aircraft, while four multispectral lines capture data in the near-infrared
band.
By exploring the relationship of DMSI and derived
image transformation techniques with canola attributes,
such as, crop density and LAI, it is possible
to assess whether this is an appropriate remote sensing
technology to incorporate into the infrastructure
of image-based remote sensing for site-specific crop
management.
Optimum dates for spectral discrimination between
two invasive wetland plant species, purple looseleaf
and reed, and one indigenous plant species, cattail,
were determined by using derivative spectral analysis.
A method of constructing global scale image databases
using equal area facets and an extended header
structure for ef fective referencing of facets using latitude
and longitude.