Feasibility study of flood risk monitoring based on optical satellite data

Weintrit Beata (), Osińska-Skotak Katarzyna () and Pilarska Magdalena ()
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Weintrit Beata: Astri Polska Sp. z o.o., Warsaw, Poland
Osińska-Skotak Katarzyna: Department of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Systems, Faculty of Geodesy and Cartography, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
Pilarska Magdalena: Department of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Systems, Faculty of Geodesy and Cartography, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland

Miscellanea Geographica. Regional Studies on Development, 2018, vol. 22, issue 3, 172-180

Abstract: This article presents an extensive feasibility study of the use of optical satellite data for flood risk monitoring. The article presents a review of existing and archival satellite systems. The capabilities and restrictions of using earth observation data are presented, in relation to the identified threat and taking into account the size, genesis and cause. The initial results of the studies demonstrate the potential of very high and highresolution satellite imagery for the operational detection of damage and risk areas. In the presented approach, two analyses were conducted: bare soil detection and water range detection, based on different radiometric indices. As a result of the conducted research, the best results in bare soil detection were obtained using the MSAVI and NDVI indices. The most effective at delimiting water was the NDVI index. The automatization of satellite data processing from different satellite systems gives opportunities for hydrological services and crisis management professionals to access accurate and up-to-date information about the condition of levees for the early detection of flood risk.

Keywords: floods; satellites; optical imaging; monitoring; detection; risk management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.2478/mgrsd-2018-0011

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