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Robust Method for Deforestation Analysis of Satellite Images

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Abstract

The aim is to design a robust method for tracking real time deforestation in a local area under satellite observation. Deforested areas are obtained by a procedure of differentiating between two successive images (temporal). The resulting method proves to be robust, the analyzed satellite image having multiple alterations: cutting (minus 3-10%), translation (5-10%), rotation (2-10 degrees), parasite random noise (5-15%), different brightness and contrast (5-10%) and cloudy areas (15-20%).

DOI 10.11648/j.ijema.20150306.16
Published in International Journal of Environmental Monitoring and Analysis (Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2015)
Page(s) 420-424
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Keywords

Satellite Images, Digital Image Processing Deforestation, Forest Satellite Surveillance

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  • Centre for New Electronic Architecture, Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence, Bucharest, Romania

  • Centre for New Electronic Architecture, Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence, Bucharest, Romania; National Institute for Research and Development in Microtechnologies, Micromachined Structures, Microwave Circuits and Devices Laboratory, Bucharest, Romania

  • Centre for New Electronic Architecture, Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence, Bucharest, Romania

  • Centre for New Electronic Architecture, Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence, Bucharest, Romania

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