TY - JOUR
T1 - HRSC-A data
T2 - A new high-resolution data set with multipurpose applications in physical geography
AU - Otto, J. C.
AU - Kleinod, K.
AU - König, O.
AU - Krautblatter, M.
AU - Nyenhuis, M.
AU - Roer, I.
AU - Schneider, M.
AU - Schreiner, B.
AU - Dikau, R.
PY - 2007/4
Y1 - 2007/4
N2 - The analysis and interpretation of remote sensing data facilitates investigation of land surface complexity on large spatial scales. We introduce here a geometrically high-resolution data set provided by the airborne High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC-A). The sensor records digital multispectral and panchromatic stereo bands from which a very high-resolution ground elevation model can be produced. After introducing the basic principles of the HRSC technique and data, applications of HRSC data within the multidisciplinary Research Training Group 437 are presented. Applications include geomorphologic mapping, geomorphometric analysis, mapping of surficial grain-size distribution, rock glacier kinematic analysis, vegetation monitoring and three-dimensional landform visualization. A final evaluation of the HRSC data based on three years of multipurpose usage concludes this presentation. A combination of image and elevation data opens up various possibilities for visualization and three-dimensional analysis of the land surface, especially in geomorphology. Additionally, the multispectral imagery of the HRSC data has potential for land cover mapping and vegetation monitoring. We consider HRSC data a valuable source of high-resolution terrain information with high applicability in physical geography and earth system science.
AB - The analysis and interpretation of remote sensing data facilitates investigation of land surface complexity on large spatial scales. We introduce here a geometrically high-resolution data set provided by the airborne High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC-A). The sensor records digital multispectral and panchromatic stereo bands from which a very high-resolution ground elevation model can be produced. After introducing the basic principles of the HRSC technique and data, applications of HRSC data within the multidisciplinary Research Training Group 437 are presented. Applications include geomorphologic mapping, geomorphometric analysis, mapping of surficial grain-size distribution, rock glacier kinematic analysis, vegetation monitoring and three-dimensional landform visualization. A final evaluation of the HRSC data based on three years of multipurpose usage concludes this presentation. A combination of image and elevation data opens up various possibilities for visualization and three-dimensional analysis of the land surface, especially in geomorphology. Additionally, the multispectral imagery of the HRSC data has potential for land cover mapping and vegetation monitoring. We consider HRSC data a valuable source of high-resolution terrain information with high applicability in physical geography and earth system science.
KW - Geomorphological mapping
KW - Geomorphometry
KW - HRSC-A
KW - High Resolution Stereo Camera
KW - Rock glacier kinematics
KW - Vegetation monitoring
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U2 - 10.1177/0309133307076479
DO - 10.1177/0309133307076479
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:34249666047
SN - 0309-1333
VL - 31
SP - 179
EP - 197
JO - Progress in Physical Geography
JF - Progress in Physical Geography
IS - 2
ER -
