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A Web-based Collaborative Tool for Land Use Computation on Satellite Images

Authors:
Maria Grazia Albanesi
Riccardo Amadeo

Keywords: Land use; satellite images; anthropentropy factor; Web-based application

Abstract:
In this paper, we present the prototype of a new tool for computing land use on satellite images. Its main feature is the possibility of being used in a collaborative Web-based environment, where multiple expert users cooperate in validating the territory classification of different areas, according to the presence or absence of anthropic activity. For land use estimation, we use a well-known indicator in literature, namely the Anthropentropy Factor (AF). The novelty of the approach is the use of open software libraries, based on Keyhole Markup Language (KML), and Google Application Programming Interfaces (API) for the AF computation; the conceptual approach has been compared to other previously implemented solutions, namely the use of proprietary, ad hoc software tool and the use of Geographic Information System software on European Corine Land Cover data sets. A preliminary result of the work in progress is presented and commented.

Pages: 24 to 27

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2018

Publication date: May 20, 2018

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4421

ISBN: 978-1-61208-636-1

Location: Nice, France

Dates: from May 20, 2018 to May 24, 2018