Building population mapping with aerial imagery and GIS data     

Serkan Ural  Ejaz Hussain  Jie Shan 《International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation》2011

Geospatial distribution of population at a scale of individual buildings is needed for analysis of people's interaction with their local socio-economic and physical environments. High resolution aerial images are capable of capturing urban complexities and considered as a potential source for mapping urban features at this fine scale. This paper studies population mapping for individual buildings by using aerial imagery and other geographic data. Building footprints and heights are first determined from aerial images, digital terrain and surface models. City zoning maps allow the classification of the buildings as residential and non-residential. The use of additional ancillary geographic data further filters residential utility buildings out of the residential area and identifies houses and apartments. In the final step, census block population, which is publicly available from the U.S. Census, is disaggregated and mapped to individual residential buildings. This paper proposes a modified building population mapping model that takes into account the effects of different types of residential buildings. Detailed steps are described that lead to the identification of residential buildings from imagery and other GIS data layers. Estimated building populations are evaluated per census block with reference to the known census records. This paper presents and evaluates the results of building population mapping in areas of West Lafayette, Lafayette, and Wea Township, all in the state of Indiana, USA.  相似文献   

Secular Variation of Geomagnetic Field at Karachi Observatory     

Hussain  Sumrah  Khan  Muhammad Nehal 《Geomagnetism and Aeronomy》2021,61(8):1234-1239

Geomagnetism and Aeronomy - In this work, the secular variation of noon/midnight geomagnetic observed field has been investigated at Karachi observatory using the data of total geomagnetic field...  相似文献   

Comparisons of images derived from independent Zeeman Doppler imaging codes     

G. A. J. Hussain  J.-F. Donati  A. Collier Cameron  J. R. Barnes 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2000,318(4):961-973

We compare surface brightness and magnetic field surface maps for the K0 dwarf AB Doradus, obtained using two independently developed Zeeman Doppler imaging codes. We find that even the fine structure in the two sets of images shows excellent agreement. Magnetic field maps appear to be less sensitive to line-modelling effects than brightness maps. We argue that these results point to the consistency and reliability of Doppler imaging techniques even when using poorly sampled data sets, provided that the spectra used are of sufficiently high signal-to-noise ratio.  相似文献   

Magnetic topology and prominence patterns on AB Doradus     

J.-F. Donati  A. Collier Cameron  G. A. J. Hussain  M. Semel 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》1999,302(3):437-456

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Applying Zeeman Doppler imaging to solar spectra     

G. A. J. Hussain  S. H. Saar  A. Collier Cameron 《Astronomische Nachrichten》2004,325(3):245-245

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Evaluation of gridded precipitation data in the Hindu Kush–Karakoram–Himalaya mountainous area     

Shakir Hussain  Guoyu Ren  Iqtidar Hussain  Dongmei Han  M.H. Zaman 《水文科学杂志》2017,62(14):2393-2405

The accurate measurement of precipitation is crucial for hydrological studies. This is especially true for the Hindu Kush–Karakoram–Himalaya (HKKH) mountain region, which is characterized by high spatiotemporal precipitation variability. The paucity of raingauges makes it difficult to measure precipitation in this region precisely. We conducted evaluation of TMPA 3B42V7 and APHRO 1101 in the HKKH area on a daily basis at a spatial resolution of 0.25°?×?0.25°, using 27 raingauges. Statistically, the largest error in the gridded data arose mainly from elevation, followed by volumetric error and Nash–Sutcliffe efficiency. Overall, the TMPA data have a poor correlation with ground observations in the HKKH area, especially for higher altitudes. The western areas are relatively more underestimated and the Karakoram shows higher frequency of bias in the TMPA retrievals. This method could help improve the satellite precipitation estimation algorithm as it considers local physiography and climatic factors.  相似文献   

Geochemistry of Dharwar ultramafics and the Archaean mantle     

V. Divakara Rao  K. Satyanarayana  S.M. Naqvi  S.M. Hussain 《Lithos》1975,8(2):77-91

Geochemical and petrological studies on serpentinised ultramafics of Kadakola, Mysore State, India, indicate that the Archaean mantle beneath the Indian Shield was of peridotitic in nature. This protomantle in the Archaean period was undifferentiated with higher concentrations of siderophile and transitional elements.  相似文献   

Inventory of degraded lands of Palamau district, Bihar — A remote sensing approach     

Sanjay K Gupta  M Hussain  M Ahmed  A S Pandey  P Singh  K M Saini  S N Das 《Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing》1998,26(4):161-168

In this study, an attempt has keen made for the identification, categorisation and mapping of degraded lands in Palamau district of Bihar using remotely sensed data (IRS-1A, raise colour composite, on 1:50,000 scale), It was observed that water erosion is the main cause of land degradation affecting 6.27 per cent area of the district, of which 5.22 per cent is subjected to severe to very severe erosion and remaining 1.05 per cent is moderately to severely gulleid land Degradation due to rock quarries, mine spoils and dumps accounted for only 0.01 per cent of the district area. Degraded lands were mostly confined to agricultural areas (4.76%) follwed by forest lands (1.10%) and opert-scrub/pastures (0.42%), respectively, Subdivision-wise categorisation of degraded lands was also attempted for efficient location-speeific reclamation planning and easy monitoring.  相似文献   

Spatial analysis of anthropogenic disturbances in mangrove forests of Bhitarkanika Conservation Area,India     

K. R. Ambastha  S. A. Hussain  R. Badola  P. S. Roy 《Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing》2010,38(1):67-83

The dependence of coastal communities on mangrove forests for direct consumptive use due to the scarcity of alternate resources makes them one of the highly disturbed landscapes. This paper examines the spatial characteristics and extent of anthropogenic disturbances affecting the mangrove forests of Bhitarkanika Conservation Area situated along the east coast of India by using remotely sensed data and GIS, supplemented with socioeconomic surveys. The study reveals that resource extractions from these forests were considerable despite the protected status. Around 14% of the total fuel wood consumed annually in each of the household came from the mangrove forests of the Park. The patterns of consumption were spatially heterogeneous, controlled by the availability of alternatives, ease of accessibility, presence of markets, human density, and forest composition. The disturbance surface showed 30% of the major forest classes to be under high to very high levels of disturbance especially at easy access points. Besides, the distribution of economically useful species also determined the degree of disturbance. Resource use surfaces clearly identified the biotic pressure zones with respect to specific mangrove use and could be combined with the disturbance regime map to prioritize areas for mangrove restoration.  相似文献   

A critical review on waste paper sorting techniques   总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0  

M. O. Rahman  A. Hussain  H. Basri 《International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology》2014,11(2):551-564

Efficient waste paper recycling has a significant role in the sustainable environment. Recyclable waste paper as a fundamental ingredient of municipal solid wastes (MSWs) is indeed an “urban ore”. Waste papers are considered as the solid recovered fuel which is recovered from MSW. Recyclable waste papers are segregated into various grades to produce high-quality products. Moreover, sorted paper streams save energy, chemicals, and water, as well as reduce sludge and rejects. Information technology is widely integrated with the waste management industry into its operations such as recycling, reuse, segregating based on categories and so on. This review article focuses on the life cycle of waste paper and existing waste paper sorting techniques. In the paper industry, many types of sensors are used in different mechanical and optical waste paper sorting systems. Such sensors include lignin, gloss, stiffness, mid-infrared, infrared, and color sensors. In this review, also described the effectiveness of different waste paper sorting systems, and finally, recommended appropriate waste paper sorting techniques based on effectiveness and low-cost implementation.  相似文献