NDLI: LandEx—A GeoWeb Tool for Query and Retrieval of Spatial Patterns in Land Cover Datasets

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Stepinski, T.F. Netzel, P. Jasiewicz, J.
Copyright Year	2008
Abstract	The vast amount of data collected by satellites via remote sensing is a valuable resource, however, it lacks machine search capabilities. In particular, large land cover datasets, such as the 30-m/cell NLCD 2006 covering the entire conterminous United States, are rarely analyzed as a whole due to the lack of tools beyond the basic statistics and SQL queries. Consequently, the NLCD is underutilized relative to its potential. We address this issue by introducing LandEx-a GeoWeb application for real time, content-based exploration and mining of land cover patterns in large datasets. By combining the functionality of online computerized maps with the power of the pattern recognition algorithm, LandEx provides an easy to use visual search engine for the entire extent of the NLCD at its full resolution. The user selects a pattern of interest (a query) and the tool produces a similarity map indicating the spatial distribution of locations having patterns of land cover similar to that in the query. Pattern-based query and retrieval addresses the issue of structural similarity between landscapes. The core of the method is the similarity function between two patterns which is based on 2D land cover class/clump size histograms and the Jensen-Shannon divergence. The search relies on exhaustive evaluation using an overlapping sliding window approach. LandEx is implemented using Free Open Source Software (FOSS) software and adheres to the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) standards. The wait time for an answer to a query is only several seconds due to the high level of system optimization. The methodology and implementation of LandEx are described in detail and illustrative examples of its application to different domains, including agriculture, forestry, and urbanization are given.
Starting Page	257
Ending Page	266
Page Count	10
File Size	1508798
File Format	PDF
ISSN	19391404
Volume Number	7
Issue Number	1
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2014-01-01
Publisher Place	U.S.A.
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Histograms Servers Remote sensing Geospatial analysis Databases Visualization Context pattern-based similarity Computerized maps GeoWeb services land cover datasets
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Atmospheric Science Computers in Earth Sciences

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