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Improvement of MODIS land cover classification over the Asia-Oceania region

아시아-오세아니아 지역의 MODIS 지면피복분류 개선

  • Park, Ji-Yeol (Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Kongju National University) ;
  • Suh, Myoung-Seok (Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Kongju National University)
  • Received : 2015.01.05
  • Accepted : 2015.02.03
  • Published : 2015.04.30
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Abstract

We improved the MODerate resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) land cover map over the Asia-Oceania region through the reclassification of the misclassified pixels. The misclassified pixels are defined where the number of land cover types are greater than 3 from the 12 years of MODIS land cover map. The ratio of misclassified pixels in this region amounts to 17.53%. The MODIS Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) time series over the correctly classified pixels showed that continuous variation with time without noises. However, there are so many unreasonable fluctuations in the NDVI time series for the misclassified pixels. To improve the quality of input data for the reclassification, we corrected the MODIS NDVI using Correction based on Spatial and Temporal Continuity (CSaTC) developed by Cho and Suh (2013). Iterative Self-Organizing Data Analysis (ISODATA) was used for the clustering of NDVI data over the misclassified pixels and land cover types was determined based on the seasonal variation pattern of NDVI. The final land cover map was generated through the merging of correctly classified MODIS land cover map and reclassified land cover map. The validation results using the 138 ground truth data showed that the overall accuracy of classification is improved from 68% of original MODIS land cover map to 74% of reclassified land cover map.

본 연구에서는 MODerate resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) 지면피복 분류자료(MCD12Q1)에서 분류오류로 판단되는 화소들을 재분류함으로써 분류 정확도를 개선하였다. 최근 12년(2001-2012)간의 MODIS 지면피복 분류자료에서 지면피복 유형이 3개 이상으로 분류된 화소는 분류상에 오류가 있다고 판단하여 지면피복 재분류 화소로 선정하였다. 지면피복 재분류를 위해 공간해상도는 1 km이고 시간주기는 8일인 MODIS Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) 자료를 이용하였다. NDVI 자료 중 구름 등으로 오염된 화소를 보정하기 위해 시 공간 연속성을 이용한 보정기법인 Correction based on Spatial and Temporal Continuity (CSaTC) 기법을 이용하였다. 보정된 NDVI 자료를 1개월 주기로 합성한 후 분류 오류로 판단된 화소들에 대해 Iterative Self-Organizing Data Analysis (ISODATA) 기법으로 군집화를 수행하였다. 각 군집별 식생 계절변동 특성을 고려하여 지면피복을 분류한 후 정상으로 판정된 MODIS 지면피복과 합성하여 최종 지면피복 재분류 자료를 산출하였다. 분류 정확도는 GPS를 이용한 현장관측 자료와 유럽우주국의 지상검증참조자료 등 총 138개 지상 관측자료를 이용하여 검증을 수행하였다. 2012년 MODIS 지면피복 분류자료의 정확도는 약 68%이었으나 본 연구에서 재분류한 지면피복자료의 정확도는 약 74%로 나타나 일부 화소들에서 분류 정확도가 개선되었다.

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