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Detection of environmental hazards through the feature-based fusion of optical and SAR data: a case study in southern Italy
The use of remote-sensing images is becoming common practice in the fight against environmental crimes. However, the challenge of exploiting the complementary information provided by radar and optical data, and by more conventional sources encoded in geographic information systems, is still open. In...
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Published in: | International journal of remote sensing 2015-07, Vol.36 (13), p.3345-3367 |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | The use of remote-sensing images is becoming common practice in the fight against environmental crimes. However, the challenge of exploiting the complementary information provided by radar and optical data, and by more conventional sources encoded in geographic information systems, is still open. In this work, we propose a new workflow for the detection of potentially hazardous cattle-breeding facilities, exploiting both synthetic aperture radar and optical multitemporal data together with geospatial analyses in the geographic information system environment. The data fusion is performed at a feature-based level. Experiments on data available for the area of Caserta, in southern Italy, show that the proposed technique provides very high detection capability, up to 95%, with a very low false alarm rate. A fast and easy-to-use system has been realized based on this approach, which is a useful tool in the hand of agencies engaged in the protection of territory. |
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ISSN: | 0143-1161 1366-5901 |
DOI: | 10.1080/01431161.2015.1054960 |