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http://dx.doi.org/10.7780/kjrs.2020.36.5.4.9

A Study on the Improvement of Image-Based Water Level Detection Algorithm Using the Region growing  

Kim, Okju (National Disaster Management Research Institute, MOIS)
Lee, Junwoo (National Disaster Management Research Institute, MOIS)
Park, Jinyi (National Disaster Management Research Institute, MOIS)
Cho, Myeongheum (National Disaster Management Research Institute, MOIS)
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Korean Journal of Remote Sensing / v.36, no.5_4, 2020 , pp. 1245-1254 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, the limitations of the existing water level detection algorithm using CCTV images were recognized and the water level detection algorithm was improved by applying the Region growing technique. It applied three techniques (Horizontal projection profile, Texture analysis, and Optical flow) to estimate the water area, and the results were analyzed in a comprehensive analysis to select the initial water area. The water level was then continuously detected by the Region growing technique, referring to the initial water area. As a result, it was possible to confirm that the exact level of water was detected without being affected by environmental factors compared to the existing level detection algorithm, which had frequent mis-detection phenomena depending on the surrounding environmental factors. In addition, the water level was detected in the video showing flooded roads in urban areas, not in the video of the river. These results are believed to be able to supplement the difficulty of monitoring at all times with limited manpower by automatically detecting the level of water through numerous CCTV footage installed throughout the country, and to contribute to laying the foundation for preventing disasters caused by torrential rains and typhoons in advance.
Keywords
Region growing; CCTV; Water level detection; Disaster management;
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