ALPMON FINAL REPORT - ARC systems research

Contract ENV4-CT96-0359 ALPMON
2.3.4.6 Conclusion 51
2.3.5 National Park Management, Swiss National Park, Engadine (WSL) 53
2.3.5.1 Introduction and Objectives 53
2.3.5.2 User Requirements 53
2.3.5.3 Applied Methods 55
2.3.5.4 Results 56
2.3.5.5 Conclusion 57
2.3.6 Integration into CORINE-Landcover 57
2.3.6.1 Introduction and Objectives 57
2.3.6.2 User Requirements 58
2.3.6.3 Applied Methods 58
2.3.6.4 Results 62
2.3.6.5 Evaluation by the customer 62
2.4 Resources Employed by Work Package 64
2.5 Presentation of Project Web Pages 64
3 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 64
3.1 Project Evaluation Against Success Criteria 64
3.1.1 Number and accuracy of parameters 65
3.1.2 Cost estimation 65
3.1.3 Scientific Added Value 71
3.1.4 Information of the Scientific Community 73
3.1.5 Information of the Public 73
3.2 Project Evaluation by the End Users 73
3.3 Technical Project Evaluation 74
3.3.1 Set-up and harmonisation of parameters 75
3.3.2 Collecting of ground information and verification of classification results 75
3.3.3 Geocoding 75
3.3.4 Topographic normalisation 76
3.3.5 Atmospheric correction 76
3.3.6 Data preparation 77
3.3.6.1 Data merging 77
3.3.6.2 Texture analysis 78
3.3.7 Classification 79
3.3.8 Data integration into ALPMON 80
3.3.9 Feasibility studies 80
3.3.9.1 Tourism 80
3.3.9.2 Modelling of water run-off 81
3.3.9.3 Avalanche risk 81
3.3.9.4 Erosion Risk 83
3.3.9.5 Integration into CORINE land cover 84
3.4 Outlook and Need for Further Research 85
3.4.1 Satellite Sensors and Auxiliary Data 86
3.4.2 Methods and Algorithms 87
3.4.3 Needs from Users Point of View 89
3.5 Exploitation 90
4 CONCEPT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A REMOTE SENSING BASED
ALPINE INFORMATION SYSTEM 92
5 REFERENCES 94
6 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELEVANT FOR THE PROJECT 98
JR, RSDE, ALU, LMU, Seibersdorf, WSL 3