Satellite image based methods for fuels maps updating

Alfonso Alonso-Benito; Pedro A. Hernandez-Leal; Manuel Arbelo; Alejandro Gonzalez-Calvo; Jose A. Moreno-Ruiz; Jose R. Garcia-Lazaro

doi:10.1117/12.2241990

25 October 2016 Satellite image based methods for fuels maps updating

Alfonso Alonso-Benito, Pedro A. Hernandez-Leal, Manuel Arbelo, Alejandro Gonzalez-Calvo, Jose A. Moreno-Ruiz, Jose R. Garcia-Lazaro

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Proceedings Volume 9998, Remote Sensing for Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Hydrology XVIII; 999821 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2241990
Event: SPIE Remote Sensing, 2016, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Abstract

Regular updating of fuels maps is important for forest fire management. Nevertheless complex and time consuming field work is usually necessary for this purpose, which prevents a more frequent update. That is why the assessment of the usefulness of satellite data and the development of remote sensing techniques that enable the automatic updating of these maps, is of vital interest. In this work, we have tested the use of the spectral bands of OLI (Operational Land Imager) sensor on board Landsat 8 satellite, for updating the fuels map of El Hierro Island (Spain). From previously digitized map, a set of 200 reference plots for different fuel types was created. A 50% of the plots were randomly used as a training set and the rest were considered for validation. Six supervised and 2 unsupervised classification methods were applied, considering two levels of detail. A first level with only 5 classes (Meadow, Brushwood, Undergrowth canopy cover >50%, Undergrowth canopy cover <15%, and Xeric formations), and the second one containing 19 fuel types. The level 1 classification methods yielded an overall accuracy ranging from 44% for Parellelepided to an 84% for Maximun Likelihood. Meanwhile, level 2 results showed at best, an unacceptable overall accuracy of 34%, which prevents the use of this data for such a detailed characterization. Anyway it has been demonstrated that in some conditions, images of medium spatial resolution, like Landsat 8-OLI, could be a valid tool for an automatic upgrade of fuels maps, minimizing costs and complementing traditional methodologies.

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Alfonso Alonso-Benito, Pedro A. Hernandez-Leal, Manuel Arbelo, Alejandro Gonzalez-Calvo, Jose A. Moreno-Ruiz, and Jose R. Garcia-Lazaro "Satellite image based methods for fuels maps updating", Proc. SPIE 9998, Remote Sensing for Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Hydrology XVIII, 999821 (25 October 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2241990

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