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First trials on Sentinel-1 performance for mapping built-up areas
Kaupo Voormansik1,2, Anni Sisas2,3, Jaan Praks1
Aalto University, Tartu Observatory, University of Tartu
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Outline
1. Motivation – why urban monitoring? 2. How to extract built-up areas from SAR imagery,
in theory? 3. Sentinel-1 input data and processing 4. Performance figures 5. Copernicus Urban Development Analyser - CUDA
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Urbanisation – a global megatrend
• Increasing number of people live in urban areas. • Cities grow, covering more and more land. • Taking place all around the world, but fastest growth
in Asia and Africa. There are cities, which population grows up to 10% in year!
• From 2011 to 2050 world’s urban population is expected to grow from 3.6 billion to 6.3 billion.
• 83 % of governments are concerned about their population distribution in the country.
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According to United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2011): World Urbanization Prospects, the 2011 Revision.
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Percentage of urban population and agglomerations by size class: 1960, 1980, 2011, 2025
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1960 Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2011): World Urbanization Prospects, the 2011 Revision.
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1980 Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2011): World Urbanization Prospects, the 2011 Revision.
Percentage of urban population and agglomerations by size class: 1960, 1980, 2011, 2025
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2011 Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2011): World Urbanization Prospects, the 2011 Revision.
Percentage of urban population and agglomerations by size class: 1960, 1980, 2011, 2025
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2025 Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2011): World Urbanization Prospects, the 2011 Revision.
Percentage of urban population and agglomerations by size class: 1960, 1980, 2011, 2025
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How to extract built-up areas from SAR imagery?
• Several methods: intensity thresholding, InSAR coherence, polarimetry…
• One of the most robust method ideas: exploiting local area statistics!
• Due to the speckle effect homogeneous areas distribution function is known.
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Figure source: Lee and Pottier „Polarimetric Radar Imaging“ 2010
1-look intensity data Exponential distribution 1-look amplitude data Rayleigh distribution 4-look amplitude data Chi distribution
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How to extract built-up areas from SAR imagery?
• 𝒍𝒍𝒍𝒍𝒍𝒍𝒍𝒍𝒍𝒍_𝒔𝒔𝒔𝒔𝒔𝒔𝒔𝒔𝒔𝒔𝒔𝒔𝒍𝒍𝒍𝒍𝒍𝒍𝒍𝒍𝒍𝒍_𝒎𝒎𝒔𝒔𝒍𝒍𝒎𝒎
= 𝒍𝒍𝒍𝒍𝒎𝒎𝒔𝒔𝒔𝒔𝒍𝒍𝒎𝒎𝒔𝒔.
• The relation is broken in urban areas.
• It is possible to measure the deviation from the expected ratio - „speckle divergence“ method suggested by T. Esch et al in 2010.
• But there is more than just the width of the distribution!
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Figure: Lee and Pottier „Polarimetric Radar Imaging“ 2010
1-look intensity data Exponential distribution 1-look amplitude data Rayleigh distribution 4-look amplitude data Chi distribution
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Input data
• Sentinel-1 in orbit since April 2014.
• Most common is the Interferometric Wide (IW) swath mode.
• GRD data products available, VV+VH polarisation.
Sentinel-1 IW mode GRDH data
Swath width 250 km
Resolution (rg X az) 20 m X 22 m
Pixel spacing (rg X az) 10 m X 10 m
Equivalent Number of Looks (ENL)
4.9
Incidence angle 29°-45°
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Source: Sentinel-1 User Handbook
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Input data
• Sentinel-1 IW VV/VH GRDH
• Distribution of an homogeneous forest area in Estonia.
• 5 looks, Chi distribution, appears close to Gaussian.
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Sentinel-1, Oct. 23, 2014, Tallinn and Viimsi in Estonia
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R: VV, G: VH, B: VV+VH Sentinel-1, European Space agency 2014
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Sentinel-1, Oct. 23, 2014, Tallinn and Viimsi in Estonia
VV-channel, mean-median Sentinel-1, European Space agency 2014
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How we processed?
• Compared against Estonian Building Registry data about Tallinn and the surrounding Harjumaa county.
• Mean-median performance.
• 5x5 window size, 50 m by 50 m on ground.
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Sentinel-1, VH amplitude and buildings of Tallinn
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Sentinel-1, Oct. 23, 2014, Tallinn and Viimsi in Estonia
VV VH Natural areas 90% range -12.7 .. 15.5 -5.8 .. 6.5
Sparse built-up areas inside natural areas range
70% 74%
- lower 10% 9%
- higher 20% 17%
Dense built-up areas inside natural areas range
33% 30%
- lower 20% 18%
- higher 47% 52%
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Weather in the area: dry, -6° C
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Building orientation effects
• Sentinel-1, Oct. 23, 2014, Tallinn and Viimsi in Estonia
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VV VH
Natural areas 90% range -12.7 .. 15.5 -5.8 .. 6.5
Buildings orientation respect to SAR flight path
90° 45°
90° 45°
Built-up areas inside natural areas range
29% 51% 45% 37%
- lower 23% 14% 15% 19%
- higher 48% 35% 40% 44%
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Weather effects
Comparison of two datasets: • Wet conditions:
Jan. 8th, 2015, 5° C, 3.6 mm percip. 6 h prior the data take
• Dry conditions: Dec. 27th, 2014, -6° C, dry
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Weather effects
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VV VH
Weather Wet Dry Wet Dry
Natural areas 90% range
-17.9 .. 20.2 -15.1 .. 17.5 -9.15 .. 11.3 -6.88 … 8.01
Built-up areas inside natural areas range
49% 38% 52% 37%
- lower 15% 17% 14% 17%
- higher 36% 45% 34% 46%
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Window size considerations
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VV amplitude
VV amplitude, local_mean-local_median
Ortophoto aboout the area from Estonian Land Board
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Conclusion
• Built-up areas could be well extracted from Sentinel-1 IW mode imagery.
• Use images from dry conditions. • Dense built-up areas easier to detect than
detached houses. • Having dual pol. gives rather significant
improvement for detecting buildings at different orientation angles.
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What is CUDA? • Copernicus Urban
Development Analyser (CUDA) - a complex information system for monitoring urbanisation, related infrastructure and population changes.
• Using Copernicus Sentinel satellite data and anonymous mobile Location Based Services (LBS) data.
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CUDA
Satellite data for infrastructure
mapping.
Anonymous LBS data for population statistics.
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User interface concept
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Thank you! Questions?
Photo: Villem Voormansik
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First trials on Sentinel-1 performance for mapping built-up areasOutlineUrbanisation – a global megatrendPercentage of urban population and agglomerations �by size class: 1960, 1980, 2011, 2025Slide Number 5Percentage of urban population and agglomerations �by size class: 1960, 1980, 2011, 2025Percentage of urban population and agglomerations �by size class: 1960, 1980, 2011, 2025How to extract built-up areas �from SAR imagery?How to extract built-up areas �from SAR imagery?Input dataInput dataSentinel-1, Oct. 23, 2014, �Tallinn and Viimsi in EstoniaSlide Number 13How we processed?Sentinel-1, Oct. 23, 2014, �Tallinn and Viimsi in EstoniaBuilding orientation effectsWeather effectsWeather effectsWindow size considerationsConclusionWhat is CUDA?User interface conceptThank you! Questions?