eCite Digital Repository
Monitoring informal settlements using SAR polarimetry
Citation
Kleynhans, W and Salmon, BP, Monitoring informal settlements using SAR polarimetry, Proceedings of the 9th Conference of the African Association of Remote Sensing of the Environment, 29 October - 2 November 2012, Eljadida, Morocco, pp. 1-6. (2012) [Refereed Conference Paper]
 | PDF Restricted - Request a copy 8Mb |
Copyright Statement
Copyright 2012 the Authors
Official URL: http://www.aarse2012.org/index.html
Abstract
The most pervasive form of land-cover change in South Africa is human settlement expansion. In many cases, new human settlements and settlement expansion are informal and occur in areas that were previously covered by natural vegetation. The spatial layout is often not planned, but informally developed by the inhabitants of the settlements themselves. The use of optical satellite data for the detection and mapping of new informal settlements has been an active research topic, but the use of SAR data for settlement mapping and detection has remained largely unexplored in Southern Africa. The objective of this study is to investigate the possible role that SAR polarimetry could play in the monitoring of informal settlements.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Conference Paper |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Synthetic Aperture Radar, Polarimetry, Human settlement expansion, Informal settlements |
| Research Division: | Engineering |
| Research Group: | Geomatic Engineering |
| Research Field: | Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing |
| Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Group: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Field: | Expanding Knowledge in Engineering |
| Author: | Salmon, BP (Dr Brian Salmon) |
| ID Code: | 84597 |
| Year Published: | 2012 |
| Deposited By: | Engineering |
| Deposited On: | 2013-05-21 |
| Last Modified: | 2018-03-16 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
Repository Staff Only: item control page