Angular Dependency of Hyperspectral Measurements over Wheat Characterized by a Novel UAV Based Goniometer

Burkart, Andreas; Aasen, Helge; Alonso, Luis; Menz, Gunter; Bareth, Georg; Rascher, Uwe

doi:10.3390/rs70100725

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“…Depending on the capture mechanism, there are typically artefacts related to noninstantaneous (time delay) capture across bands, or physical offsets between bands [53]. There has also been interest in (nonimaging) UAS-mounted (hyperspectral) spectrometers [54].…”

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On the Use of Unmanned Aerial Systems for Environmental Monitoring

et al. 2018

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Environmental monitoring plays a central role in diagnosing climate and management impacts on natural and agricultural systems; enhancing the understanding of hydrological processes; optimizing the allocation and distribution of water resources; and assessing, forecasting, and even preventing natural disasters. Nowadays, most monitoring and data collection systems are based upon a combination of ground-based measurements, manned airborne sensors, and satellite observations. These data are utilized in describing both small-and large-scale processes, but have spatiotemporal constraints inherent to each respective collection system. Bridging the unique spatial and temporal divides that limit current monitoring platforms is key to improving our understanding of environmental systems. In this context, Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) have considerable potential to radically improve environmental monitoring. UAS-mounted sensors offer an extraordinary opportunity to bridge the existing gap between field observations and traditional air-and space-borne remote sensing, by providing high spatial detail over relatively large areas in a cost-effective way and an entirely new capacity for enhanced temporal retrieval. As well as showcasing recent advances in the field, there is also a need to identify and understand the potential limitations of UAS technology. For these platforms to reach their monitoring potential, a wide spectrum of unresolved issues and application-specific challenges require focused community attention. Indeed, to leverage the full potential of UAS-based approaches, sensing technologies, measurement protocols, postprocessing techniques, retrieval algorithms, and evaluation techniques need to be harmonized. The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the existing research and applications of UAS in natural and agricultural ecosystem monitoring in order to identify future directions, applications, developments, and challenges.

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On the Use of Unmanned Aerial Systems for Environmental Monitoring

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“…Using these technologies, spectral remote sensing measurements can be made cost-efficiently, with greater accuracy and detail than ever before. Several pushbroom hyperspectral imaging sensors [2][3][4][5][6] and point spectrometers [7,8] have recently been implemented in UAVs. Hyperspectral cameras based on the 2D frame format sensors have entered the market in recent years, offering an interesting alternative for hyperspectral data capture [9][10][11][12][13][14][15].…”

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Radiometric Correction of Close-Range Spectral Image Blocks Captured Using an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle with a Radiometric Block Adjustment

Honkavaara

Khoramshahi

2018

Remote Sensing

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Unmanned airborne vehicles (UAV) equipped with novel, miniaturized, 2D frame format hyper-and multispectral cameras make it possible to conduct remote sensing measurements cost-efficiently, with greater accuracy and detail. In the mapping process, the area of interest is covered by multiple, overlapping, small-format 2D images, which provide redundant information about the object. Radiometric correction of spectral image data is important for eliminating any external disturbance from the captured data. Corrections should include sensor, atmosphere and view/illumination geometry (bidirectional reflectance distribution function-BRDF) related disturbances. An additional complication is that UAV remote sensing campaigns are often carried out under difficult conditions, with varying illumination conditions and cloudiness. We have developed a global optimization approach for the radiometric correction of UAV image blocks, a radiometric block adjustment. The objective of this study was to implement and assess a combined adjustment approach, including comprehensive consideration of weighting of various observations. An empirical study was carried out using imagery captured using a hyperspectral 2D frame format camera of winter wheat crops. The dataset included four separate flights captured during a 2.5 h time period under sunny weather conditions. As outputs, we calculated orthophoto mosaics using the most nadir images and sampled multiple-view hyperspectral spectra for vegetation sample points utilizing multiple images in the dataset. The method provided an automated tool for radiometric correction, compensating for efficiently radiometric disturbances in the images. The global homogeneity factor improved from 12-16% to 4-6% with the corrections, and a reduction in disturbances could be observed in the spectra of the object points sampled from multiple overlapping images. Residuals in the grey and white reflectance panels were less than 5% of the reflectance for most of the spectral bands.

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“…Grenzdörffer and Niemeyer [32] also used a consumer-grade camera mounted on a UAV to study the anisotropic reflectance behavior of winter wheat fields by capturing images at different view zenith and azimuth angles covering the full hemisphere. Burkart et al [33] used a hyperspectral UAV-based point spectrometer to collect multi-angular data of several vegetated areas and compared the measurements with the SCOPE model. Honkavaara et al [34] have demonstrated a method for extracting the reflectance anisotropy from multi/hyperspectral frame images in the georectification process.…”

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Hyperspectral Reflectance Anisotropy Measurements Using a Pushbroom Spectrometer on an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle—Results for Barley, Winter Wheat, and Potato

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Abstract:Reflectance anisotropy is a signal that contains information on the optical and structural properties of a surface and can be studied by performing multi-angular reflectance measurements that are often done using cumbersome goniometric measurements. In this paper we describe an innovative and fast method where we use a hyperspectral pushbroom spectrometer mounted on a multirotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to perform such multi-angular measurements. By hovering the UAV above a surface while rotating it around its vertical axis, we were able to sample the reflectance anisotropy within the field of view of the spectrometer, covering all view azimuth directions up to a 30 • view zenith angle. We used this method to study the reflectance anisotropy of barley, potato, and winter wheat at different growth stages. The reflectance anisotropy patterns of the crops were interpreted by analysis of the parameters obtained by fitting of the Rahman-Pinty-Verstraete (RPV) model at a 5-nm interval in the 450-915 nm range. To demonstrate the results of our method, we firstly present measurements of barley and winter wheat at two different growth stages. On the first measuring day, barley and winter wheat had structurally comparable canopies and displayed similar anisotropic reflectance patterns. On the second measuring day the anisotropy of crops differed significantly due to the crop-specific development of grain heads in the top layer of their canopies. Secondly, we show how the anisotropy is reduced for a potato canopy when it grows from an open row structure to a closed canopy. In this case, especially the backward scattering intensity was strongly diminished due to the decrease in shadowing effects that were caused by the potato rows that were still present on the first measuring day. The results of this study indicate that the presented method is capable of retrieving anisotropic reflectance characteristics of vegetation canopies and that it is a feasible alternative for field goniometer measurements.

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Angular Dependency of Hyperspectral Measurements over Wheat Characterized by a Novel UAV Based Goniometer

Cited by 119 publications

References 48 publications

On the Use of Unmanned Aerial Systems for Environmental Monitoring

On the Use of Unmanned Aerial Systems for Environmental Monitoring

Radiometric Correction of Close-Range Spectral Image Blocks Captured Using an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle with a Radiometric Block Adjustment

Hyperspectral Reflectance Anisotropy Measurements Using a Pushbroom Spectrometer on an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle—Results for Barley, Winter Wheat, and Potato

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