Sensitivity of geomorphons to mapping specific landforms from a digital elevation model: A case study of drumlins.

The current paper explores the suitability of geomorphons for the automatic extraction of drumlins. To calibrate the geomorphons to the size of drumlins, it is necessary to optimally define the maximum scale of mapping, i.e., the lookup distance parameter (L). Therefore, based on the concept of topo...

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Publicado en:Area (0004-0894) Vol. 51; no. 2; pp. 257 - 268
Autores principales: Sărășan, Adriana, Józsa, Edina, Ardelean, Adrian C., Drăguț, Lucian
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Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Jun2019
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          Sărășan, Adriana
          Józsa, Edina
          Ardelean, Adrian C.
          Drăguț, Lucian
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          Department of Geography, West University of Timișoara, Timișoara Romania
          Doctoral School of Earth Sciences, University of Pécs, Pécs Hungary
          Department of Archaeology, National Museum of Banat, Timișoara Romania
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        Drumlins
        Geomorphology
        Brain mapping
        Image analysis
        Imaging systems
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          Photographic and Photocopying Equipment Manufacturing
          Computer Terminal and Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing
          Drumlins
          Geomorphology
          Brain mapping
          Image analysis
          Imaging systems
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        digital elevation model
        Eberfinger drumlin field
        landform mapping
        object‐based image analysis
        sensitivity analysis
        topographic grain
        digital elevation model
        Eberfinger drumlin field
        landform mapping
        object‐based image analysis
        sensitivity analysis
        topographic grain
      ab: The current paper explores the suitability of geomorphons for the automatic extraction of drumlins. To calibrate the geomorphons to the size of drumlins, it is necessary to optimally define the maximum scale of mapping, i.e., the lookup distance parameter (L). Therefore, based on the concept of topographic grain, we introduce a new automated approach for identifying the specific threshold of L (13 cells) and assessing its potential to generate consistent and accurate results in drumlin extraction. Following an object‐based image analysis (OBIA) routine, a new method for mapping and detecting drumlins is proposed. The aggregated geomorphons map was employed both as a thematic layer for image segmentation and as a first criterion for the identification of drumlin candidates. The classification results were quantitatively compared with the reference data in order to evaluate the performance of the drumlin classification, by using five additional L values (3, 50, 100, 200, 400 cells). The evaluation revealed that the highest drumlin detection rate of 91.7% was reached at an L value of 13 cells (65 m), while the lowest value of 84.3% was reached at the default value (L‐3 cells). We conclude that the use of the automated procedure for the detection of the L value is useful in achieving a rapid computation of geomorphons, which leads to consistent and accurate results in drumlin extraction. A comparison with previous OBIA methods suggests that the proposed approach produced the most accurate extraction of drumlins.
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