Exploring the use of satellite images in the estimation of potential malaria outbreak regions

Malaria outbreaks affect nearly 40 per cent of the earth's population, most of whom live in tropical and subtropical zones. Malaria is an infectious disease that is transferred by the female mosquito of the species Anopheles. The life cycle of the malaria parasite develops in the anopheline and in the human body. These parasites require suitable environmental conditions in order to complete their development cycles within the mosquito. The relevant parameters are temperature, humidity, vegetation and water. A temperature range of 25–35°C and relative humidity range of 50–80 per cent is suitable for developing malaria outbreaks. As the fly-range of the mosquito is limited to 2–4 km, and since water pools are necessary for breeding, the vector abundance is significantly higher around water bodies. Vegetation cover also has an indirect role on malaria vector abundance. To seek to locate the regions with high potential for malaria outbreaks, we have constructed an experimental map of above-mentioned parameters via remote sensing images. A 7ETM⁺ image of Landsat platform is used in this study and maps of parameters such as land surface temperature, air temperature, air humidity, water pools and vegetated area were produced. However, a weighted combination of these layers showed some poor agreement with the distribution of positive malaria cases collected in the health centres in the region. The methodology first developed in this study is fast and accurate enough to be relied on for forecasting purposes, and could eventually lead—after further research and proper correlations—to improving the targeting of mitigation and relief operations by local health and related organizations.     

区域生态环境变化的遥感评价指数

基于遥感信息技术提出一个新型的遥感生态指数(RSEI),以快速监测与评价区域生态质量.该指数耦合了植被指数、湿度分量、地表温度和土壤指数等4个评价指标,分别代表了绿度、湿度、热度和干度等4大生态要素.与常用的多指标加权集成法不同的是,本研究提出用主成分变换来集成各个指标,各指标对RSEI的影响是根据其数据本身的性质来决定,而不是由人为的加权来决定.因此,指标的集成更为客观合理.将RSEI应用于福建长汀水土流失区,并与国家环境保护部《生态环境状况评价技术规范》中的生态指数EI的计算结果相比较,发现二者的结果具有可比性.不同的是,RSEI不仅可以作为一个量化指标,而且还可以对区域生态环境变化进行可视化、时空分析、建模和预测.因此,可弥补EI指数在这些方面的不足.     

遥感与GIS在蝗虫生境研究中的应用进展

蝗虫生境是蝗虫赖以生活、生存的环境。利用遥感技术获取与蝗虫密切相关的各种生境因子,并结合GIS技术研究和阐明蝗虫的生境因子对东亚飞蝗的产卵、孵化、成虫、迁飞等生育周期的影响机理,是实现对蝗虫监测、预测预警的基础。文章首先分析了各种蝗虫生境因子对蝗虫发生的影响机理,认为这些生境因子对蝗灾发生的影响不是孤立地起作用的,仅靠单个生境因子进行蝗灾的预测是不全面的,而遥感和GIS技术方便的获取、管理和分析多种生境因子数据,在大尺度蝗灾发生监测和预警中起到不可替代的作用。通过对遥感与GIS在蝗虫的不同发育阶段（蝗卵发育阶段、蝗蝻发育阶段和成虫阶段）的应用及其进展的分析,认为对蝗虫不同生育阶段的遥感监测需采用不同的参数和技术才能达到更好的效果,最后提出了遥感与GIS在蝗虫生境监测方面的未来发展方向。     

BOTDR光纤温度监测技术在土木工程中的应用研究

布里渊光时域反射计(BOTDR)是一种新型的分布式光纤传感技术。布里渊光频移量不仅与光纤的应变状态相关,还与光纤的温度存在相应的线性关系,因此BOTDR可以用作分布式的温度监测。本文对基于BOTDR的分布式温度监测技术及其在土木工程中的应用展开了实验研究,研究选用的是美国康宁公司900μm单模紧套光纤,实验标定布里渊光频移量对温度的敏感度为1.43 MHz/℃。通过室内外实验以及在实际隧道工程中的应用,验证了BOTDR的温度测量精度达2℃,因此将该技术应用于分布式温度监测是可行的,长期稳定性良好。     

高分辨率卫星遥感数据在白衣庵滑坡调查研究中的应用

利用Quickbird-2卫星遥感数据对白依庵滑坡进行了调查研究。首先选取321和432波段进行彩色合成,并且与pan波段进行了分辨率融合,对融合后的图像进行正射校正作为遥感解译底图。从遥感影像上提取了白依庵滑坡的各要素,进行了稳定性评价和危害性分析,并提出了防治措施建议。根据研究结果可知,在现阶段利用Quickbird-2高分辨率卫星遥感数据进行滑坡研究具有无比的优越性、实用性和经济性。     

Relative density of finds for assessing similarity-based maps of orchid occurrence

Similarity-based mapping of the expected distribution of 10 orchid species was conducted in a study area covering 300 km² in south-eastern Estonia. The observation track and species finds were recorded during fieldwork. Absence locations were generated on the line of observation track. Both presence and absence sites having an in-between distance of at least 100 m were used as training data. Expected presence/absence of a species was calculated according to similarity between the predictable location and selected observations (examples) of presence and absence sites. For each species, the machine learning system identified the best predictive sets by selecting the most useful variables out of 136 map and remote sensing features. Similarity-based estimations were evaluated both by training fit and by independent verification data. Reliability of the predictive maps was expressed also by usefulness ratios—the densities of validation find sites (1) in the predicted presence area relative to the density of those in the predicted absence area, and (2) relative to the share of the observation track in the predicted presence area and in the predicted absence area. The predictive mapping was most efficient for Dactylorhiza incarnata, D. russowii, Epipactis palustris, and Goodyera repens. We conclude that the profound coverage of observations on any larger area is unrealistic and the reliability of similarity-based predictive maps depends on the representativity of existing records relative to the diversity of the study area. The investigation showed that the studied species are much more common in nature than the records in the national database indicate.     

热岛效应季节动态随城市化进程演变的遥感监测

作为城市特有的一种环境问题,热岛效应动态发展变化的规律是城市热岛研究的基础工作.遥感技术在城市热岛动态变化监测方面的有用性已经得到了证实.然而当前城市热岛遥感研究基本都取少数几景进行对比分析,这使得遥感在城市热岛时空动态监测方面不能充分发挥作用.采用50景长时间序列Landsat TM和ETM+SLC-on/off影像,采取定性和定量分析相结合的方法,使用热岛强度、热岛范围等指标和热岛显著区的概念对厦门市1987-2008年20年间热岛季节动态随城市化进程演变的趋势进行分析,结果表明:厦门城市热岛在2003、2004年之后已由春夏秋扩展到冬季,且冬季热岛的高等级斑块在数量、个体面积和总面积上均有明显增长趋势.引起这种变化的原因还需要进一步研究和分析.     

气温遥感估算方法研究综述

气温作为重要的气候资源之一,在植被长势、农业灾害和气候变化研究中发挥着举足轻重的作用。目前大尺度农业、气候模型都需要空间分布的气温作为输入参数。除了用有限的台站数据空间插值获取气温栅格化数据外,遥感技术更为连贯精细的气温空间观测提供了有力的数据支持。为服务区域尺度气温相关的科研及业务工作,论文首先介绍了目前国内外气温遥感估算的主要方法,包括简单统计法、高级统计法、温度-植被指数分析法（TVX法）、地表能量平衡法及大气温度廓线外推法。再根据实际应用需要,重点总结比较了最高、最低和平均气温及不同时空尺度气温的遥感估算特点。最后讨论了气温遥感估算在实际应用中存在的问题并探讨了未来的研究趋势。     

基于IKONOS影像的城市住宅区中水回用空间分布估算

中水回用是解决城市水资源短缺和水环境污染问题的有效途径。开展分散式中水可行性研究,需要考虑中水原水与回用需求的数量、空间分布及平衡关系。论文以南京市住宅区为例,探索了基于IKONOS高分辨率遥感影像分类,估算中水回用空间分布的方法。通过引入单位面积用水定额,将遥感和GIS 分析得到的用地信息与中水原水产量和回用需求关联起来,计算了研究区域中27 个地块的中水原水产量和回用需求量,并分析了两者在空间上的水量平衡关系。结果表明,研究区域存在较大的中水原水供给潜力3.52 L/（m²·d）和较大的利用需求5.37 L/（m²·d）。住宅小区的单位面积原水产量与其建筑容积率成正比;以中高层住宅区为主的地区,中水原水产量能够基本满足本地区的中水回用需求。因此,在这些地区建立分散式污水处理系统,可减少废污水排放,节约自来水取用量,提高水资源利用率。     

应用B-IBI和UAV遥感技术评价辽河上游生态健康

采用B-IBI(benthic index of biotic integrity,底栖动物完整性指数)结合UAV(unmanned aerial vehicle,无人机)遥感技术,对辽河保护区干流上游河流生态系统健康进行评价. 根据16个采样点的UAV遥感正射影像、水质参数、水体理化指标和土地利用类型等信息,从中筛选出4个采样点作为参照点,其余为受损点;通过分布范围、判别能力和相关性分析,从32个候选生物指标中筛选出6个核心指标,包括总分类单元数、摇蚊分类单元数、寡毛类分类单元数、敏感类群、前3位优势分类单元和均匀度指数. B-IBI评价结果显示,辽河干流上游处于健康(B-IBI>3.90)的河段占0.82%,亚健康(2.93相似文献