Urban damage mapping using scattering mechanism investigation technique for fully polarimetric SAR data

Si Wei Chen; Yong Zhen Li; Xue Song Wang; Christian N. Koyama; Motoyuki Sato

doi:10.1109/IGARSS.2015.7326649

Urban damage mapping using scattering mechanism investigation technique for fully polarimetric SAR data

Si Wei Chen, Yong Zhen Li, Xue Song Wang, Christian N. Koyama, Motoyuki Sato

Department of Basic Studies

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Abstract

Mapping of the urban damage levels with synthetic aperture radar (SAR) is still challenging. Fully polarimetric SAR (PolSAR) has the potential to identify the type of scattering mechanism changes induced by urban damage. In radar polarimetry, dominant double-bounce scattering mechanism in urban areas is primarily induced by the ground-wall structures. Thereby, within an urban patch, the reduction of the dominant double-bounce scattering mechanism reflects the urban damage level in terms of destroyed ground-wall structures, which is the basis of this study. Based on our previous study, the proposed polarimetric index is further investigated. A rapid urban damage mapping technique including mainly two steps of urban area extraction and damage level index estimation is proposed. The 3.11 East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami is adopted as the study case using multi-temporal ALOS/PALSAR PolSAR data. Experimental studies demonstrate that the estimated damage levels are closely consistent to the ground-truth.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	3790-3793
Number of pages	4
Volume	2015-November
ISBN (Print)	9781479979295
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2015.7326649
Publication status	Published - 2015 Nov 10
Event	IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2015 - Milan, Italy Duration: 2015 Jul 26 → 2015 Jul 31

Other

Other	IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2015
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Milan
Period	15/7/26 → 15/7/31

Keywords

damage mapping
earthquake
radar polarimetry
scattering mechanism
Synthetic aperture radar (SAR)
tsunami

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Earth and Planetary Sciences(all)
Computer Science Applications

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Chen, S. W., Li, Y. Z., Wang, X. S., Koyama, C. N., & Sato, M. (2015). Urban damage mapping using scattering mechanism investigation technique for fully polarimetric SAR data. In International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) (Vol. 2015-November, pp. 3790-3793). [7326649] Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2015.7326649

Urban damage mapping using scattering mechanism investigation technique for fully polarimetric SAR data. / Chen, Si Wei; Li, Yong Zhen; Wang, Xue Song et al.

International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS). Vol. 2015-November Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015. p. 3790-3793 7326649.

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Chen, SW, Li, YZ, Wang, XS, Koyama, CN & Sato, M 2015, Urban damage mapping using scattering mechanism investigation technique for fully polarimetric SAR data. in International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS). vol. 2015-November, 7326649, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 3790-3793, IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2015, Milan, Italy, 15/7/26. https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2015.7326649

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