Title
Automated Spatiotemporal Landslide Mapping over Large Areas Using RapidEye Time Series Data
Abstract
In the past, different approaches for automated landslide identification based on multispectral satellite remote sensing were developed to focus on the analysis of the spatial distribution of landslide occurrences related to distinct triggering events. However, many regions, including southern Kyrgyzstan, experience ongoing process activity requiring continual multi-temporal analysis. For this purpose, an automated object-oriented landslide mapping approach has been developed based on RapidEye time series data complemented by relief information. The approach builds on analyzing temporal NDVI-trajectories for the separation between landslide-related surface changes and other land cover changes. To accommodate the variety of landslide phenomena occurring in the 7500 km(2) study area, a combination of pixel-based multiple thresholds and object-oriented analysis has been implemented including the discrimination of uncertainty-related landslide likelihood classes. Applying the approach to the whole study area for the time period between 2009 and 2013 has resulted in the multi-temporal identification of 471 landslide objects. A quantitative accuracy assessment for two independent validation sites has revealed overall high mapping accuracy (Quality Percentage: 80%), proving the suitability of the developed approach for efficient spatiotemporal landslide mapping over large areas, representing an important prerequisite for objective landslide hazard and risk assessment at the regional scale.
Year
DOI
Venue
2014
10.3390/rs6098026
REMOTE SENSING
Keywords
Field
DocType
landslide inventory,optical remote sensing,time series analysis,object-oriented analysis,digital elevation model,Kyrgyzstan
Time series,Satellite remote sensing,Remote sensing,Multispectral image,Digital elevation model,Landslide,Pixel,Geology,Land cover,Object-oriented analysis and design
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
6
9
2072-4292
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
9
1.01
7
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Robert Behling1353.97
Sigrid Roessner2868.28
Hermann Kaufmann317317.15
Birgit Kleinschmit413918.20