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Small Recreational Boat Detection Using Sentinel-1 Data for the Monitoring of Recreational Ecosystem Services.
- Source :
- Remote Sensing; Apr2023, Vol. 15 Issue 7, p1807, 15p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Recreational ecosystem services are crucial for human well-being, and nature-based recreational activities often support local economies. However, tourism is very often one of many threads that contribute to the environment, and, therefore, data regarding its spatial patterns are necessary for the long-term sustainable development of a region. The present study describes a method for the detection of small boats (<10 m in length) in lake conditions based on Sentinel-1 radar images. Our two-step algorithm uses adaptive thresholding and math morphology operators to extract boat detections. The algorithm was validated on 14 images of different types of lakes in the Great Masurian Lake District, Poland. The detection accuracy was 88.17%. We also assessed the spatial and temporal distribution of tourist traffic and compared satellite data to field data. The correlation between the satellite-based map and field observations was 0.76. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ECOSYSTEM services
BOATS & boating
TOURISM
SYNTHETIC aperture radar
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20724292
- Volume :
- 15
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Remote Sensing
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 163040464
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15071807