Proceedings of the Fourth

International Airborne Remote SensingConference and Exhibition/

21st Canadian Symposium onRemote Sensing

Volume II

21-24 June 1999Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

UB/TIB Hannover 89119 970 821

VOLUME II

Session G: Calibration

Calibration of FUBISS (Free University Berlin's IntegratedSpectrographic System)

T. Ruhtz and J. Fischer 11-1

Calibration Concept for the Airborne PRISM Experiment (APEX)D. Schlapfer, M. Schaepman, A. Borner, and K.I. Itten II-8

On-Line In-Situ Measurements in the Boundary Layer MannedHydrogen Balloons as Quasi Lagrange Platforms

B. Rappengluck, J. Euskirchen, and P. Fabian 11-16

Radiometric Simulation and Verification of the Line ScannerCamera WAAC

L Wesf and ft Reulke II-24

Calibration and Use of CV-580 Airborne Polarimetric SAR DataR.K. Hawkins, ft Touzi, and C.E. Livingstone II-32

On-Board Calibration Source for an Airborne, InfraredSpectro-Radiometer

P.C. La Delfe, S.P. Love, B.W. Smith, ft M. Whitaker, J.D. Kolar,PA. Montano, R.L. Williford, and A/.L Olivas 11-41

A Design of Measuring Directly Distribution of the Emissivities forTerritorial Surface on Airborne

ft Zhang, X. Sun, Z. Zhu, H. Su, and X. Tang II-47

Calibration and Characterization of Aerial Gamma SystemsJ.L. Butler, W.R. Eberwein, L.J. Nicely, and R.J. Vojtech II-54

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The Effect of Fluorescence Saturation Under Laser Pulsed Excitation inCalibration Measurements for Remote Sensing

S. Patsayeva and V. Varlamov 11-55

STAR-3/IFSAR DEM and ORI Data Products: Calibration andVerification for the NASA Science Data Purchase

R.J. Birkand M.E. Bullock 11-56

Open System Quality Inspection and Control for Airborne Scanner

Hyperspectral Data

G. Avanzi, ft Bianchi, RM Cavalli, S. Pignatti, and A. Rossi 11-65

Calibration of Ultra-Wideband Radar for Hydrometeorological

Applications

A. Podgorski and K. Adamowski 11-70

A Vicarious Calibration of the Probe-1 Hyperspectral Sensor

J. Seeker, K. Staenz, P. Budkewitsch, and ft/A. Neville 11-75

Individual Tree Top Position Estimation by Template VotingM. Larsen II-83

Assessing Annual Forest Ecological Change in Western CanadaUsing Temporal Mixture Analysis of Regional Scale AVHRR Imagery Over a14 Year Period

J.M. Piwowar, D.R. Peddle, and D.P. Davidson 11-91

Remote Sensing of Dutch Elm Disease Using Landsat TM ImageryT.D.T. Sfuart and B.A. Wilson II-98

Spectral Unmixing of Indicator Understory PlantsC.G. Ference and B.A. Wilson II-99

Spectral Mixture Analysis of Montane Forest Biophysical Parameters:A Comparison of Endmembers From Airborne Imagery and a FieldSpectroradiometer

ftL. Johnson, D.R. Peddle, R.J. Hall, and S. Mah 11-107

Improved Forest Information Extraction Through Integration of a CanopyReflectance Model and an Evidential Reasoning Classifier

D.R. Peddle 11-115

Validation of Canada-Wide LAI/FPAR Maps From Satellite ImageryJ.M. Chen, L. Brown, J. Cihlar, S.G. Leblanc, R.J. Hall, D.R. Peddle,D.J. King, J.A. Trofymow, E. Swift, J. van derSanden, and G. Pavlic 11-123

Inventory of Plantation Forests Using Crown Delineation TechniquesRM. Andrew, CM. Trotter, B.K. Hock, and A. Dunningham 11-131

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Multivariate Analysis of Low Cost Airborne CIR Imagery for theDetermination of Forest Canopy Structure

E.D. Seed, D.J. King, and P.K. Pellikka 11-139

Regeneration Assessment Using High Resolution CIR DigitalCamera Imaging

K.A. Haddow, D.J. King, and D.G. Pitt 11-147

Semivariance Analysis of Forest Structure and Remote Sensing Data toDetermine an Optimal Sample Plot Size

C.R. Butson and D.J. King 11-155

Application of Maximum Likelihood and Evidential ReasoningClassifiers for Mapping Conifer Understory

ftj. Hall, D.R. Peddle, and D.L. Klita 11-163

Mapping Forest Biomass From Inventory and Remotely Sensed DataR.A. Fournier, J. Luther, M. Wulder, C.-H. Ung, S. Magnussen,L. Guindon, M.-C. Lambert, and J. Beaubien 11-171

Estimation of Forest Structural Parameters for Forestry and KoalaHabitat Monitoring in South-East Queensland, Australia

S.ft Phinn, P. Scarth, and D. Mitchell 11-179

Determination of Tree Species and Tree Stem Densities inNorthern Ontario Forests Using Airborne CASI Data

D. Davison, S. Achal, S. Mah, ft Gauvin, M. Kerr, A. Tarn, andS. Preiss 11-187

Remote Detection of Leaf SenescenceMM Merzlyak, A.A. Gitelson, and Y. Zur 11-197

Forest Parameter Extraction Through Computer-Based Analysisof High Resolution Imagery

D. Leckie, C. Burnett, T. Nelson, C. Jay, N. Walsworth, F. Gougeon, and£ Cloney II-205

Some Influences of Stand Characteristics on the Surface Elevationof Forest Terrain Derived From C-Band Interferometric SAR Data

D. Leckie, D. Hill, L. Gray, K. Mattar, and F. Montgomery 11-214

Photo-Ecometrics for Natural Resources MonitoringP. Gong, G.S. Biging, and X. Mei II-224

Contribution of the Understory Coverage Reflectance Versus theOverstory Canopy Reflectance to the Recorded Pixel Value of the ThematicMapper Imagery

D. Oladi II-230

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r Remote Sensing Assessment of Forest Damage in the West BohemianMountains of Central Europe: Use of Airborne Advanced Solid-StateArray Spectrometer (ASAS) and Field GER2600 Spectrometer Data forForest Health Evaluation

P. Entcheva, B. Rock, M. Martin, J. Albrechtova, B. Solcova, M. Tirney,and J. Irons 11-238

Optimal Spatial Resolution for Appalachian Hardwood Forest ImagesD. Pacurari, LS. Gribko, T.A. Warner, T.H. Wilson, and C.B. Yuill. 11-243

Assessing Tree Attributes From the Laser Scanner Data:The HIGH-SCAN Case

A. Samberg and J. Hyyppa 11-251

Application of Airborne CIR Photography and Skyward HemisphericalPhotography in Forests Damaged by a Severe Ice Storm

P.K. Pellikka, E.D. Seed, and D.J. King II-259

Incorporating Texture in Multistory Canopy Forest Stand Classificationof casi (Compact Airborne Spectrographic Imager) Multiresolution Imagery

L.M. Moskaland S.E. Franklin II-267

Agricultural Application of Remote Sensing Data in UkraineO.A. Voinov and N.I. Kobets 11-268

Spectral Mixture Analysis of Agricultural Crops Under DifferentIrrigation Regimes: Scene Fraction Validation in Potato Plots

D.R. Peddle, A.M. Smith, C. Me, M. Bullock, and S. Russell 11-275

Detection of Moisture Stress in Potatoes Using MultispectralRemote Sensing

A.M. Smith, D.R. Peddle, and T.C. Foster 11-283

A GIS for Tree Counting and Farm Management Based onMultispectral Airborne Imagery

G. Narciso, H.L. Weepener, and T. Lyon 11-290

Spectral Modeling and Crops Study for Precision Farming WithHigh Spectral Resolution Remote Sensing

L Zheng, Y. Xiang, W. Liu, C. Wu, and Q. Tong 11-296

Practical Commercial Remote Sensing Applications in theOntario Precision Agriculture Marketplace

N. Brown 11-304

Monitoring Nitrogen Response on Wheat Using AirborneMulti-Spectral Imaging

PS. Fouche, E.J. Botha, and O.A. Ogunnaike 11-312

Light Distribution in Field Communities of Irrigated Wheat Plantsft Stark and A.A. Gitelson 11-321

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A Comprehensive Field Study of Agricultural Crops UsingRemote Sensing Techniques

ft Stark, Y. Zur, and A.A. Gitelson 11-327

The Use of Aerial Videography and Digital Camera Photography to MapWeeds in a Cereal Cropping Area of Southern Australia

ft Tonkin, H. Reimers, and /. Grierson 11-335

Analysis of Patterns Due to Crop Management Practices inRemotely Sensed Images Using Geostatistics

K.R. McCloy 11-343

Agricultural Applications of Airborne Hyperspectral Data:Weed Detection

J.-C. Deguise, K. Staenz, and J. Lefebvre 11-352

Potentiel des Mesures Multispectrales pour la DistinctionEntre les Residus de Cultures et les Sols Nus Sous-Jacents

A. Bannari, D. Haboudane, and F. Bonn 11-359

Assessing Sources of Corn Field Variability Using AirborneImagery Coincident With Surface Measurements

C.L. Wai thai I, S.E. Loechel, W.P. Dulaney, C.S.T. Daughtry, andLJ. Watson 11-367

Vineyard Identification in the Tulum Valley, Argentina UsingRADARSAT Imagery

J.L. Bugden, G. Salinas de Salmuni, and P.J. Howarth 11-375

A Remotely Piloted Aircraft Used for Aerial Surveillance ofAgricultural Crops

N. Booysen and PS. Fouche 11-383

Session J: Water ResourcesWater Quality Mapping Using Airborne and Satellite MultispectralSensors—Lake Shinji and Lake Nakaumi, Japan

T. Matsunaga, Y. Sakuno, S. Rokugawa, D. Nakayama, K. Takayasu,H. Kunii, M. Nakamura, and M. Yamamuro 11-387

Monitoring of Surface Natural Waters Using Remote SensingFrom Airborne Platform

V.I. Povkh and L.A. Shljakhova 11-395

Catchment Scale NDVI and Its Hydrological Response:A Case Study in the Upper Yangtze River, China

X.X. Lu and J. Wang 11-399

Towards Spawning Salmon Population Estimates FromAirborne Imagery

M. Hafele and A. Roberts 11-407

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r Airborne Non-Imaging Hyperspectral Responses of CyanobacterialPigments in Central and Northern European Coastal and Inland Waters

M.C. Mueksch 11-415

Routine Water Quality Monitoring of All Berlin LakesM. Schaale, C. Olbert, and J. Fischer II-423

Some Results of Airborne Remote Sensing Research on Estimation ofMackerel Distribution in the Norwegian Sea (on Data of Air Surveys in1997-1998)

V.B. Zabavnikov, V.I. Chernook, and V.P. Moskalenko 11-431

The Integration of GIS and Image Processing Technologyfor Monitoring Wetland Restoration Projects

J.B. Johnston, W. Jones, E. Seeger, H. Gaudet, and G. Steyer 11-435

Using Remote Sensing, GPS, and GIS Technologies for Detecting andMapping Two Aquatic Weeds in Texas Waterways

J.H. Everitt, C. Yang, C.F. Webster, D.E. Escobar, R.S. Fletcher,R.I. Lonard, and M.R. Davis II-449

Remote Sensing Monitoring of Coast Line Change in theYellow River Mouth, China (1976-1996): Preliminary Results

H. Fang II-463

Remote Sensing: An Information Source for Better CoastalZone Management

D.R. Green and S.D. King II-470

Real Time and Near Real Time Tactical Support Using IceReconnaissance Aircraft Systems

A. Koonar and Z.Ou II-478

On Remote Sensing Image Classification and SegmentationUsing a Toolbox

V. Manian and ft Vasquez II-485

First Results From the NERC's Airborne Integrated Data SystemA.K. Wilson II-493

Developments in Exterior Orientation of Aerial PhotographsM.J. Smith and D.W.G. Park 11-501

Clustering Methods for Unsupervised Classificationft Latifovic, J. Cihlar, and J. Beaubien II-509

Creation of Large Mosaics of Airborne Digital Camera ImageryM. Holm, A. Lohi, M. Rantasuo, S. Vaatainen, T. Hoyhtya,J. Puumalainen, J. Sarkeala, and F. Sedano 11-520

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Experiences With GPS Assisted Aerial Triangulation in the NetherlandsFA. van den Heuvel and H.-G. Maas 11-527

Partial Unmixing in Hyperspectral Image DataA.A. Nielsen 11-535

Data Fusion and Spectral Analyzing Based on the HyperspectralImage Processing and Analysis System—HIPAS

X.J. Wang, C.S. Wu, J.G. Liu, B. Zhang, LF. Zheng, and Q.X. Tong 11-543

The Airborne Surveying System Over Ocean of Real TimeData Process and Transmission for Multi-Sensor

M. Li, J. Jiang, W. Fu, X. Wang, and S. Wang 11-549

Cross-Dimensional Sensor Data ManagementP. Baumann, A. Dehmel, P. Furtado, ft Ritsch, and N. Widmann 11-555

Fusion of Dual-Frequency SAR Imagery of Sea IceB. Kerman 11-563

Adaptation of Land's Retinex Algorithm to Digital Image ProcessingK. Bach and A. Roberts 11-573

Estimation of Velocity, Shape, and Position of Moving ObjectsWith SAR

M. Kirscht 11-581

A Knowledge Based Approach to Sensor Fusion Applied toMultisensory and Multitemporal Imagery

S. Growe, C.-E. Liedtke, and K. Pakzad II-589

Medium-Range Telemetry Downlink SystemM.E. Howard and C.J. Joines II-597

Selective Iterative Reconstruction for Removal of RadioFrequency Interference in Wideband Synthetic Aperture Radar

£ Yeo II-598

Assessing the Effects of Grid Resolution in Laserscanning DatasetsTowards the Creation of DSMs, DEMs and 3D Models

J. Jaafar, G. Priestnall, and P.M. Mather II-606

New Approaches to Creating Orthophotoplan and Digital Maps on aBasis of Laser Locator and Digital Aerial Survey Data

E. Medvedev 11-614

Complete Aerial Monitoring During Designing of Power TransmissionLines and Other Civil Works

E. Medvedev 11-615

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r Session L environmental monitoring and PlanningA Preliminary Comparison of Flood Risk Mapping Using IntegratedRemote Sensing Technology to Aerial Photography

S.S. McArdle, G. Farrington, and /. Rubinstein 11-616

Hyperspectral and Hyperspatial Remote Sensing at CSIRO Landand Water

G.T. Byrne, J.M. Anstee, and A.A. Held II-624

Monitoring Sediment Transport Using 35mm Aerial PhotographyJ. Tuchelt and B.A. Wilson II-633

Understanding the Spatial Dynamics of Radionuclide BearingSuspended Sediment in Estuarine Environments: A Synoptic Approach

P. Atkin, A.N. Tyler, D. Gilvear, ft Bryant, and P. McDonald II-634

Use of Imaging Spectrometer Data to Determine Seasonal Patterns andChanges in Wooded Parkland Landscape in SW Finland

M. Schulz, ft Kalliola, and P. Pellikka 11-641

The Radionuclide Contamination of the Surface and Ground Water:A Study Using the Remote Sensing in the Chernobyl Risk Zone

V. Lyalko, L. Volfson, V. Shevchenko, and /. Shevchenko II-649

Urban Environmental Study With Hyperspectral Remote SensingIncorporating High Spatial Data

a Zhang, J.G. Liu, X.J. Wang, and J.N. Wang II-657

Evaluation of Remotely Sensed Data From Different Sensors forUrban Road Network Detection

J. Wang and Q. Zhang II-663

Spectral Characteristics of Lignite Open Cast Mining Systems:A Preliminary Status

C. Olbert, J. Fischer, J. Boine, K. Kuka, and C. GlaBer 11-671

Use of Airborne Remote Sensing Techniques for Water PipelineAsset Management

A. Fraser and B. Hewitt II-679

Aerial Radiological Characterization of the Oak RidgeNational Laboratory

K.A. Phoenix and J.L. Butler II-687

Comparison of a Satellite-Based and a Precipitation-Based Drought IndexA.A. Viau, J.V. Vogt, and /. Beaudin II-688

Prediction and Control of Saltwater Encroachment Using Remote Sensingand GIS in the Coastal Aquifers In and Around Kayalpattu and TiruchopuramVillage of Cuddalore District, Tamil Nadu, India

J.M. Edwin and G. Bhaskaran II-695

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Airborne Scanning Imagery As a Support to Field Surveying, andEnvironmental Impact Assessment on a UK Military Training Area

F.F. Gerard, P.J. Langmaid, R.F. Pywell, R.A. Hill, and A.K. Wilson 11-703

Land-Use Mapping in the Thevaram Basin, Tamil Nadu, India UsingIRS-1C and RADARSAT SAR Data: Preliminary Results

L.A. Clark, P.J. Howarth, and TV. Kumaran 11-711

Using Airborne Laser Terrain Mapping System Applied to Explorationof the Great Hydrocarbon Fields: Modeling of Recent Small Block Structure ofEarth Crust Within Great Oil-Gas Accumulation Areas

E. Medvedev, Sh. Guberman, Yu. Pikovskii, V.V. Maksimov,E. Rantsman, and M. Glasko 11-712

Remote Sensing and GIS Applications for Water ResourcesManagement in Chad Basin, Africa

A. Olojoba and S. Isiorho 11-713

Hyperspectral Space: Towards a New Integrated Approach forObject-Specific Characterization

CM. Bielski, P. Dube, D.J. Marceau, and F. Cavayas 11-718

An Accuracy Assessment of a Digital Elevation Model Derived From anAirborne Profiling Laser

J.M. Piwowar, P.J. Howarth, and E. Undo II-726

Multipath P-Band Interferometry—First ResultsC. Hofmann, M. Schwabisch, S. Och, Ch. Wimmer, and J. Moreira II-732

Acquisition Semi-automatique de Points D'appui Sur un CoupleD'images Stereoscopiques

Th. Toutin II-738

Intensity-Hue-Saturation Colour Display Transform forHyperspectral Data

M. Beauchemin and KB. Fung II-746

Online Stereo Processing and Automatic Evaluation ofLinescanner Data

A. Borner, ft Reulke, and L. Wiest. II-754

A Multispectral Transform for the Suppression of Cloud ShadowsK.Y. Choi and E.J. Milton II-762

Empirical Algorithms to Restore a Complete Set of InherentOptical Properties of Seawater

V.I. Haltrin II-770

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The DAIS 7915 Airborne Imaging Spectroscopy Campaign atBrasschaat, Belgium

W. Debruyn, H. Eerens, V. Gond, Y. Verheijen, F. Veroustraete,and K. Wouters II-778

Estimation of Polarimetric Signatures Via the Precise Knowledgeof the SAR Signal Echo Statistical Properties

S. Chitroub, ft Hamiti, S. Allal, A. Houacine, and B. Sansal 11-785

The Effect of Severe Topography on Image Resolution:Implications to Flight Planning, Post-Processing and Applications

C. Burnett, D. Leckie, C. Jay, J. Busier, and J. Aitken 11-793

Data Fusion of Remote Sensing Data for Forest Parameter EstimationD.G. Goodenough, A.S. Bhogal, A. Dyk, and D. Hudson 11-801

A Case for Data Fusion: Integration of AVHRR Thermal InfraredData and RADARSAT-1 SAR Data for Sea Ice Monitoring

ft De Abreu, D. Flett, and B. Ramsay II-809

Quantitative Assessment of Geo-Based Integration Task andSpatial Clump Analysis of Geological Thematic Mapping:GIS Perspectives

K. Lee, N.-W. Park, and B.-D. Kwon 11-816

Assessing the Accuracy of Thematic Classifications UsingRemotely Sensed Data

C.A.O. Vieira and P.M. Mather II-823

An Assessment of the Space Imagery Capabilities to GroundwaterExploration Case Study: Al-Hammad Semi Arid Area, Syria

M. Dalati 11-831

Airborne Multispectral Data Recording and Image Analysis SystemB. Maruthy, G.G.K. Murthy, B. Laxman, M.S. Reddy, andK. Kalyanaraman II-839

Airborne Image Texture and Mixture Analysis of a Forest Scale Continuum:A Comparison With NDVI Biophysical Estimates, Kananaskis Alberta

D.P. Davidson, D.R. Peddle, R.L. Johnson, and R.J. Hall II-848

Multichannel Classification of SAR-lmages Using Fuzzy LogicU.C. Benz and G. Jager II-857

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Color Imagery Section

Geological Applications of the AISA Imaging Spectrometer in FinlandH. Arkimaa, ft Bars, K.A. Kinnunen, V. Kuosmanen, J. Laitinen,H. Pa'asky, H. Rainio, and T. Ruohomaki 11-867

A Hyperspectral/Multispectral Imaging System and Its ImageGeoreference

X. Sun and J.J. Baker 11-877

Airborne Remote Sensors Look at WildfiresL.F. Radke, T.L. Clark, J.L. Coen, C. Walther, P.J. Riggan, J. Brass,and ft. Higgans 11-885

Automatic Endmember Extraction From Hyperspectral Data forMineral Exploration

R.A. Neville, K. Staenz, T. Szeredi, J. Lefebvre, and P. Hauff 11-891

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