Evaluation of Urban Microscopic Nighttime Light Environment Based on the Coupling Observation of Remote Sensing and UAV Observation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area and Time
2.2. Research Data and Methods
2.2.1. Remote Sensing Data
2.2.2. Ground–Measured Data
2.2.3. UAV Measurement Data
3. Result and Analysis
3.1. Data Analysis
3.1.1. Ground–Measured Data and Remote Sensing Data
3.1.2. Ground–Measured Data and UAV Aerial Photography Data
3.1.3. UAV Aerial Photography Data and Remote Sensing Data
3.2. Data Comparative Analysis
3.2.1. Ground–Measured Data and UAV Aerial Photography Data Comparative Analysis
3.2.2. Ground–Measured Data and Remote Sensing Data Comparative Analysis
3.3. Inversion Map
3.4. Analysis of Campus Nighttime Light Environment and Verification of Inversion Results
3.4.1. Verification of Campus Nighttime Environmental Illumination and Inversion Results
3.4.2. Uniformity of Campus Night Environment Illumination
3.4.3. Influence Factors of Environmental Illuminance and Illuminance Uniformity
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Items | Date | Time | Weather | Sunset Time | Average Temperature (°C) | AQI | Cloud Cover |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ground measurement | 7 April 2023 | 19:00–22:00 | clear | 18:17 | 8 | 51 | cloudless |
Ground measurement | 8April 2023 | 19:00–22:00 | clear | 18:18 | 11.5 | 90 | cloudless |
Ground measurement | 12 April 2023 | 19:00–22:00 | clear | 18:23 | 13.5 | 44 | cloudless |
Ground measurement | 16 April 2023 | 19:00–22:00 | clear | 18:27 | 12 | 44 | cloudless |
UAV aerial photography | 9 May 2023 | 19:30–22:00 | clear | 18:52 | 19.5 | 57 | cloudless |
UAV aerial photography | 10 May 2023 | 19:30–22:00 | clear | 18:53 | 19 | 48 | cloudless |
UAV aerial photography | 11 May 2023 | 19:30–22:00 | clear | 18:54 | 19 | 52 | cloudless |
Bands | Gain | Bias | Detection Spectral Bands |
---|---|---|---|
R | 0.00001354 | 0.0000136754 | 600~894 nm |
G | 0.00000507 | 0.000006084 | 506~612 nm |
B | 0.0000099253 | 0.0000099253 | 424~526 nm |
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Zhang, B.; Liu, M.; Li, R.; Liu, J.; Feng, L.; Zhang, H.; Jiao, W.; Lang, L. Evaluation of Urban Microscopic Nighttime Light Environment Based on the Coupling Observation of Remote Sensing and UAV Observation. Remote Sens. 2024, 16, 3288. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16173288
Zhang B, Liu M, Li R, Liu J, Feng L, Zhang H, Jiao W, Lang L. Evaluation of Urban Microscopic Nighttime Light Environment Based on the Coupling Observation of Remote Sensing and UAV Observation. Remote Sensing. 2024; 16(17):3288. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16173288
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, Baogang, Ming Liu, Ruicong Li, Jie Liu, Lie Feng, Han Zhang, Weili Jiao, and Liang Lang. 2024. "Evaluation of Urban Microscopic Nighttime Light Environment Based on the Coupling Observation of Remote Sensing and UAV Observation" Remote Sensing 16, no. 17: 3288. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16173288