| Title | An emerging paradigm for surficial geological mapping of Arctic Canada at the Geological Survey of Canada |
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| Author | Russell, H A J ;
Broscoe, D; Giroux, D; Grunsky, E; Harris, J; Kerr, D; Lesemann, J; Parkinson, W; Richardson, M; Sharpe, D R |
| Source | Scientific Program: AQSSS-CSSS Joint meeting; 2012 p. 132 |
| Links | Online - En ligne
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| Year | 2012 |
| Alt Series | Earth Sciences Sector, Contribution Series 20120070 |
| Meeting | AQSSS-SCSS Joint Meeting; Quebec; CA; June 3-8, 2012 |
| Document | book |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | paper; on-line; digital |
| File format | pdf |
| Subjects | mapping techniques; remote sensing; geological surveys; LANDSAT; digital terrain modelling; landform classification; SMART (Systematic Mapping of Arctic Canada by Remote Techniques) |
| Program | GEM: Geo-mapping for Energy and Minerals GEM Tri-Territorial Information management & Databases (Remote Predictive Mapping / Mineral Resource
Assessment) |
| Released | 2012 01 01 |
| Abstract | A challenge in remote predictive mapping (RPM) of glaciated landscapes is recognition of the series of steps in the traditional cogitative terrain analysis process and encapsulating them within
computational workflows based on image analysis and statistical modelling. Within the SMART (Systematic Mapping of Arctic Canada by Remote Techniques) project of Geo-Mapping for Energy and Minerals Program (GEM), a methodology and data handling
framework is being developed to improve mapping productivity.
SMART mapping is a challenge that involves : i)development of a science language for glaciated terrain, ii) integration of expert knowledge and legacy datasets, iii) parsing knowledge
into machine operable components (morphology, texture, shape etc.), iv) classification of attributes, v) evaluation of various geoscience data types (i.e. remotely sensed , topographic and various calculated derivative images) for surficial mapping,
and vi) statistical analysis, modelling and expert systems integration of the diverse landscape attributes within a geoscience data stack. Morphology, for example, is being extracted through analysis of DEM data and derivatives. This work forms the
basis for specific landform analysis (e.g. eskers) and as a component of the data stack. Material (texture, lithology) types are primarily being captured using remotely sensed data (LANDSAT, Radar) in concert with pixel-to-pixel-based classification
algorithms. Lake shape and landforms are being analyzed using form statistics and object-orientated, landscape-segmentation techniques. Spatial association of various landform metrics provides a challenge that is being undertaken using density
functions and integration of specific expert interpreted data layers (drumlin, esker, etc.).
Integration of this diverse suite of data layers is being completed using several techniques, including : statistical approaches, decision trees, fuzzy
sets, and expert system approaches. The requirement to revisit the classification lexicon of glacial landscapes, landforms and geological legends will result in improved perspectives and understanding of the signatures and processes of the glaciated
landscape of northern Canada derived from remote predictive mapping. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 291444 |
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