Title
Mapping Ausangate glacier changes using clustering techniques on cloud computing infrastructure
Date Issued
01 January 2019
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
conference paper
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
SPIE
Abstract
Earth's behavior comprehension can be achieved by the analysis of Remote Sensing data, but considering the unprecedented volumes of information currently provided by different satellites sensors, the problem can be regarded as a big data problem. Machine learning techniques have the potential to improve the analysis of this type of data; however, most current machine learning algorithms are unable to properly process such huge volumes of data. In the attempt to overcome the computational limitations related to Remote Sensing Big Data analysis, we implemented the K-Means algorithms, a clustering technique, as distributed solution, exploiting the capabilities of cloud computing infrastructure for processing very large datasets. The solution was developed over the InterCloud Data Mining Package, which is a suite of distributed classification methods, previously employed in hyperspectral image analysis. In this work we extended the functionalities of that package, by making it able to process multispectral images using the aforementioned clustering algorithm. To validate our proposal, we analyzed the Ausangate glacier, located on the Andes Mountains, in Peru, by mapping the changes in such environment through a multi-temporal Remote Sensing analysis. Our results and conclusions are focused on the thematic accuracy and the computational performance of the proposed solution. Thematic accuracy was assessed by comparing the automatically detected glacier areas with manually selected ground truth data. Moreover, we compared the computational load involved in executing the respective processes sequentially and in a distributed fashion, using a physical local machine and cloud computing infrastructure.
Volume
11174
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ingeniería marina, naves
Sensores remotos
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85073907915
Source
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Resource of which it is part
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
ISSN of the container
0277786X
ISBN of the container
978-151063061-1
Conference
7th International Conference on Remote Sensing and Geoinformation of the Environment, RSCy 2019
Sponsor(s)
The authors acknowledge the support provided by CONCYTEC (Consejo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Tecnológica) and FONDECYT (Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico, Tecnológico y de Innovación Tecnológica) in the scope of the “Círculo de Investigación en Computación de Alto Desempeño con Énfasis en el Desarrollo de Métodos y Técnicas de Minería de Datos de Gran Escala para el Apoyo en Investigaciones de Cambio Climático” Project under the financing agreement No. 148-2015-FONDECYT. The authors also acknowledge the support from CAPES (Coordenação de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior) and FAPERJ.(Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro).
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