Title :
A framework for flood assessment using satellite images
Author :
Prinet, Véronique ; Zhixin, Zhou ; SongDe, Ma ; Monga, Olivier ; Perlant, Frédéric
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Autom., Acad. Sinica, Beijing, China
Abstract :
This paper presents a project the purpose of which is to develop a satellite image processing framework for automatic and precise assessment of damage caused by flooding. The authors use optical and synthetic aperture radar images. An application is made to Poyang Lake in China
Keywords :
disasters; geophysical signal processing; hydrological techniques; image processing; lakes; radar imaging; remote sensing; remote sensing by radar; synthetic aperture radar; China; Poyang Lake; SAR; SAR image; disaster management; flood assessment; flooding; hydrology; image processing; land surface; measurement technique; optical imaging; radar imaging; radar remote sensing; river; satellite remote sensing; synthetic aperture radar; terrain mapping; Cities and towns; Computerized monitoring; Floods; Image processing; Lakes; Laser radar; Optical sensors; Remote monitoring; Roads; Satellites;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium Proceedings, 1998. IGARSS '98. 1998 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4403-0
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1998.699595
