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TitleFusion of LiDAR elevation and canopy derivatives with other imagery sources for wetland classification using Random Forest classification: A Case Study of the Mer Bleue Wetland, Ottawa, Ontario
 
AuthorMillard, K; Richardson, M
Source33rd Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, abstracts; by Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing; 2012 p. 30 Open Access logo Open Access
LinksOnline - En ligne
LinksAbstracts (PDF, 1.22 MB)
Year2012
Alt SeriesEarth Sciences Sector, Contribution Series 20140079
Meeting33rd Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing; Ottawa; CA; June 11-14, 2012
Documentbook
Lang.English
Mediaon-line; digital
File formatpdf
ProvinceOntario
NTS31G/05
AreaOttawa; Mer Bleue
Lat/Long WENS -76.0000 -75.5000 45.5000 45.2500
Subjectsgeophysics; remote sensing; satellite imagery; wetlands; vegetation
Released2012 01 01
AbstractLiDAR is best known for its use in the creation of high resolution digital elevation models (DEMs) (Toyra et al, 2003) however various derivatives can also be calculated from LiDAR DEMs (e.g. measures of relative topographic position) that can help us characterize the micro-topographic features of a wetland surface (Richardson et al, 2010). Discrete return LiDAR can provide information about the canopy structure through the collection and classification of multiple laser pulse returns (Hopkinson et al, 2006) and the intensity of the return has been shown to be useful in the determination of relative soil moisture and vegetation characteristics (Korpela, 2009). In this study, the combination of LiDAR DEM and canopy model derivatives in conjunction with other types of remotely sensed data (optical and radar) are considered in the classification of the Mer Bleue wetland, Ottawa, Ontario. While this multi-source dataset allows extraction of unique information from each type of data and derivative, classification of multi-source data can be challenging with traditional classification methods (Gislason et al, 2006).

With a focus on distinguishing wetland classes as well as the ability to separate wetland from upland, we use Random Forest (Breiman, 2001), an ensemble classifier that creates multiple decision trees to classify our multi-source dataset. Variable importance plots resulting from the Random Forest classifier help us determine which input variables are most appropriate and useful for classifying the different wetland and upland classes and help interpret the physical attributes of the wetland surface, which can subsequently be linked to the unique geomorphic and ecohydrological characteristics of different landcover types within this hetereogeneous peatland complex.
GEOSCAN ID294588

 
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