• Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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• 1998.09a
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• pp.349-354
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• 1998

The grid reference system (GRS) has been useful for identifying the geographical location of satellite images. In this study we derive a GRS for the KOMPSAT Electro-Optical Camera (EOC) images. The derivation substantially follows the way that SPOT defines for its GRS, but incorporates the KOMPSAT orbital characteristics. The KOMPSAT EOC GRS (KEGRS) is designed to be a (K,J) coordinate system. The K coordinate parallel to the KOMPSAT ground track denotes the relative longitudinal position and the J coordinate represents the relative latitudinal position. The numbering of K begins with the prime meridian of K=1 with K increasing eastward, and the numbering of J uses a fixed value of J=500 at all center points on the equator with J increasing northward. The lateral and vertical intervals of grids are determined to be 12.5 km about at the 38$^{\circ}$ latitude to allow some margins for the value-added processing. The above design factors are being implemented in a satellite programming module of the KOMPSAT Receiving and Processing System (KRPS) to facilitate the EOC data collection planning over the Korean peninsula.

• Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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• 1998.09a
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• pp.180-185
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• 1998

Microwave polarimetric backscattering from a various types of grassland canopies has been analyzed by using the first-order radiative transfer theory in this paper. Leaves in the grassland are modeled by rectangular resistive sheets, which sizes (widths and lengths) and orientations (elevation and azimuth angles) are randomly distributed. Surface roughness and soil moisture of the ground plane under the grass canopy is considered in this computation. The backscattering coefficients of grasslands are computed for different radar parameters (angles, frequencies and Polarizations) as well as different canopy Parameters (size and orientation distributions of leaves, canopy depth, moisture contents of leaves and soil, rms height and correlation length of soil surface). A radar system for 15GHz has been fabricated and used for measurement of the scattering coefficient from a grass canopy. The computation result obtained by the scattering model for the grass canopy is compared with the measurements.

• Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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• 1998.09a
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• pp.31-36
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• 1998

By using wind vectors observed by NSCAT and significant wave heights observed by TOPEX/POSEIDON and ERS-2 altimeters, one-dimensional fetch growth of wind waves Is investigated under conditions of strong wind and high waves of the East Asian winter monsoon. The evolution of fetch-limited wind waves can be observed by the altimeters along the ground tracks. The fetch is estimated by using vector wind field observed by NSCAT. The derived growth characteristics of wind waves are compared with empirical relationships between the non-dimensional fetch and significant wave height proposed by previous studies. Good agreement with the empirical fetch graph formula normalized by the friction velocity is discemible, while the formulas normalized by the wind speed at a height of 10 m tend to underestimate the wave height under such severe conditions of high wind and very long fetch.

• ETRI Journal
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.129-137
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• 2001

A random sampling or systematic sampling method is commonly used to assess the accuracy of classification results. In remote sensing, with these sampling methods, much time and tedious work are required to acquire sufficient ground truth data. So, a more effective sampling method that can represent the characteristics of the population is required. In this study, fractal analysis is adopted as an index for reference sampling. The fractal dimensions of the whole study area and the sub-regions are calculated to select sub-regions that have the most similar dimensionality to that of the whole area. Then the whole area's classification accuracy is compared with those of sub-regions, and it is verified that the accuracies of selected sub-regions are similar to that of whole area. A new kind of reference sampling method using the above procedure is proposed. The results show that it is possible to reduce sampling area and sample size, while keeping the same level of accuracy as the existing methods.

• Journal of Environmental Science International
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.81-87
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• 2010

Cool island intensity urban green space was investigated based in Dalsung Park, that is one of the largest parks in Daegu. Cool island intensity(CII), which is defined as the temperature difference between the green space and its surrounding built-up areas, shows time variations. A through-year measurement(2008-2009) of ground level air temperature revealed seasonal variation and relationship to the atmospheric condition of CII. The temperature variation in the park and the reference downtown Daegu was as same order as CII. The noontime CII is larger in summer than that in winter due to the leaf fall of the park trees. On the other hand, seasonal variation of nighttime CII is not so clear. The nighttime CII was larger under the stable atmosphere.

• Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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• 2009.03a
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• pp.270-274
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• 2009

한반도의 정밀관측을 목적으로 개발된 KOMPSAT-2위성의 영상을 활용하기 위해서는 촬영 시 발생하는 기하학적 왜곡의 보정이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 지상기준점(Ground Control Point: GCP) 선택의 세 가지 특성을 각각 적용하여 기하보정을 하였다. 보정 영상의 정확도 검정을 위하여 수치지도(digital map)를 이용한 평균제곱근오차(Root Mean Square Error: RMSE)와 육안검사를 통해 정확도를 비교하였다. 그 결과 영상의 중앙은 선형 교차점을 선택한 방법이 가장 정확하였고, 가장자리는 건물의 모서리 또는 건물의 중심을 선택한 방법이 우수하였다.

• Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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• 2009.03a
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• pp.175-180
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• 2009

인공위성에 탑재될 영상 시스템에는 영상의 품질을 결정하는 여러 성능지표가 고려된다. 이러한 성능지표는 위성 서비스와 관련된 여러 응용분야의 지표들과 밀접한 상관관계를 가지고 있으며, 각 응용분야의 지표에 따라 그 중요도에 차이점을 두고 있다. 일반적으로, 위성 설계를 위한 성능지표로는 GSD(Ground Sample Distance), MTF(Modulation Transfer Function), SNR(Signal to Noise Ratio)등과 같은 전자광학적 성능지표가 사용되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 위성설계상의 성능지표와 응용분야 지표간의 상관관계 분석을 위해서 GSD, MTF, SNR과 같은 위성 설계용 성능지표가 반영된 가상영상을 생성한 후 이를 영상의 응용분야인 판독도 분야와 정밀지형정보 분야에 적용하여 위성설계용 성능지표가 응용분야의 성능지표에 미치는 영향에 대해서 분석을 하였다. 전체 실험에 대한 분석결과 판독도와 관련된 응용지표는 MTF, GSD, SNR에 영향을 받는 것으로 나타났고, 정밀지형정보 분야와 관련된 응용지표는 SNR과 MTF에 민감하게 반응하는 것으로 나타났다.

• Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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• 2002.10a
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• pp.690-695
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• 2002

In this forest fire experiment the ThermoViewer was set up on the platform built on a tree and observed the temperature change, before, during and after the fire. The fire experiment had been carried out not only the day of the forest fire experiment but also continued for four months after the forest fire had been gone. The results from the experiment showed that the temperature difference is significant in the afternoon; therefore, afternoon satellite passing is better and suitable time for active forest fires and burnt scars detection; moreover, after 83 days, the burnt and un-burnt vegetation become almost the same condition, fully regenerated and the temperature difference become nearly 0$^{\circ}$ Celsius, so there is not enough temperature different between burnt and un-burnt vegetation for current sensors to distinguish the difference anymore.

• Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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• 2002.10a
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• pp.367-372
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• 2002

Asian dust aerosol layer of 4-6 km altitude accompanied by low clouds was observed by LIDAR and sky-radiometer in Tokyo urban area on April 10, 2001. To synthesize the top of atmosphere (TOA) reflectance, radiative transfer simulation conducted assuming aerosol/cloud vertical structure and aerosol size distribution that were modeled after the ground observations. The refractive index of Asian dust is derived from a laboratory measurement of sampled Chinese soil particles. The synthesized TOA reflectance is compared to the SeaWiFS-derived one sampled at the low cloud pixels whose airmass is the same as the one passed at the observation site. While the two TOA reflectances compare generally well with few percent difference in reflectance, possible sources of the discrepancy are discussed.

• Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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• 2002.10a
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• pp.573-577
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• 2002

The Landsat Program is the longest running enterprise for acquisition of imagery of the Earth from space. The first Landsat satellite was launched in 1972 and the most recent, Landsat 7, was launched on April 15, 1999. The Landsat satellites have acquired millions of images. The Landsat 7 receiving station is installed at more than 25 sites and will be installed in Korea. This paper will address the work being carried out for the development of image receiving and processing system for the Landsat 7 image data, which will be used at ground station of Landsat 7 in Korea.