Uncertainty in Remote Sensing and GIS
Published on 15. May 2003
326 pages
978-0-470-85924-7 (ISBN)
Description
Remote sensing and geographical information science (GIS) haveadvanced considerably in recent years. However, the potential ofremote sensing and GIS within the environmental sciences is limitedby uncertainty, especially in connection with the data sets andmethods used. In many studies, the issue of uncertainty has beenincompletely addressed. The situation has arisen in part from alack of appreciation of uncertainty and the problems it can causeas well as of the techniques that may be used to accommodateit.
This book provides general overviews on uncertainty in remotesensing and GIS that illustrate the range of uncertainties that mayoccur, in addition to describing the means of measuring uncertaintyand the impacts of uncertainty on analyses and interpretationsmade.
Uncertainty in Remote Sensing and GIS provides readers withcomprehensive coverage of this largely undocumented subject:
* Relevant to a broad variety of disciplines including geography,environmental science, electrical engineering and statistics
* Covers range of material from base overviews to specificapplications
* Focuses on issues connected with uncertainty at various pointsalong typical data analysis chains used in remote sensing andGIS
Written by an international team of researchers drawn from avariety of disciplines, Uncertainty in Remote Sensing and GISprovides focussed discussions on topics of considerable importanceto a broad research and user community. The book is invaluablereading for researchers, advanced students and practitioners whowant to understand the nature of uncertainty in remote sensing andGIS, its limitations and methods of accommodating it.
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Giles M. Foody is the editor of Uncertainty in Remote Sensing and GIS, published by Wiley.
Peter M. Atkinson is the editor of Uncertainty in Remote Sensing and GIS, published by Wiley.
Content
List of Contributors vii
Foreword xi
Preface xvii
1 Uncertainty in Remote Sensing and GIS: Fundamentals 1
P. M. Atkinson and G. M. Foody
2 Uncertainty in Remote Sensing 19
C. E. Woodcock
3 Toward a Comprehensive View of Uncertainty in Remote Sensing Analysis 25
J. L. Dungan
4 On the Ambiguity Induced by a Remote Sensor's PSF 37
J. F. Manslow and M. S. Nixon
5 Pixel Unmixing at the Sub-pixel Scale Based on Land Cover Class Probabilities: Application to Urban Areas 59
Q. Zhan, M. Molenaar and A. Lucieer
6 Super-resolution Land Cover Mapping from Remotely Sensed Imagery using a Hopfield Neural Network 77
A. J. Tatem, H. G. Lewis, P. M. Atkinson and M. S. Nixon
7 Uncertainty in Land Cover Mapping from Remotely Sensed Data using Textural Algorithm and Artificial Neural Networks 99
A. M. Jakomulska and J. P. Radomski
8 Remote Monitoring of the Impact of ENSO-related Drought on Sabah Rainforest using NOAA AVHRR Middle Infrared Reflectance: Exploring Emissivity Uncertainty 119
D. S. Boyd, P. C. Phipps, W. J. Duane and G. M. Foody
9 Land Cover Map 2000 and Meta-data at the Land Parcel Level 143
G. M. Smith and R. M. Fuller
10 Analysing Uncertainty Propagation in GIS: Why is it not that Simple? 155
G. B. M. Heuvelink
11 Managing Uncertainty in a Geospatial Model of Biodiversity 167
A. J. Warren, M. J. Collins, E. A. Johnson and P. F. Ehlers
12 The Effects of Uncertainty in Deposition Data on Predicting Exceedances of Acidity Critical Loads for Sensitive UK Ecosystems 187
E. Heywood, J. R. Hall and R. A. Wadsworth
13 Vertical and Horizontal Spatial Variation of Geostatistical Prediction 209
A. Wameling
14 Geostatistical Prediction and Simulation of the Lateral and Vertical Extent of Soil Horizons 223
B. Warr, I. O. A. Odeh and M. A. Oliver
15 Increasing the Accuracy of Predictions of Monthly Precipitation in Great Britain using Kriging with an External Drift 243
C. D. Lloyd
16 Conditional Simulation Applied to Uncertainty Assessment in DTMs 269
J. SeÂneÂgas, M. Schmitt and P. Nonin
17 Current Status of Uncertainty Issues in Remote Sensing and GIS 287
G. M. Foody and P. M. Atkinson
Index 303
