Using Deep Learning and Radar Backscatter for Mapping River Water Surface

Diana Orlandi, Federico Galatolo, Mario Cimino, Carolina Pagli, Nicola Perilli, Joao Pompeu, Itxaso Ruiz

2023

Abstract

In the last decades, the effects of global warming combined with growing anthropogenic activities have caused a mismatch in the water supply-demand, resulting in a negative impact on numerous Mediterranean rivers regime and on the functionality of related ecosystem services. Thus, for water management and mitigation of the potential hazards, it is fundamental to efficiently map areal extents of river water surface. Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) is one of the satellite technologies applied for hydrological studies, but it has a spatial resolution which is limited for the study of rivers. On the other side, deep learning technology exhibits a high modelling potential with low spatial resolution data. In this paper, a method based on convolutional neural networks is applied to the SAR backscatter coefficient for detecting river water surface. Our experimental study focuses on the lower reach of Mijares river (Eastern Spain), covering a period from Apr 2019 to Sept 2022. Results suggest that radar backscattering has high potential in modelling water river trends, contributing to the monitoring of the effects of climate change and impacts on related ecosystem services. To assess the effectiveness of the method, the output has been validated with the Normalized Difference Water Index (NDWI).

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Orlandi D., Galatolo F., Cimino M., Pagli C., Perilli N., Pompeu J. and Ruiz I. (2023). Using Deep Learning and Radar Backscatter for Mapping River Water Surface. In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Geographical Information Systems Theory, Applications and Management - Volume 1: GISTAM, ISBN 978-989-758-649-1, SciTePress, pages 216-221. DOI: 10.5220/0011975000003473

in Bibtex Style

@conference{gistam23,
author={Diana Orlandi and Federico Galatolo and Mario Cimino and Carolina Pagli and Nicola Perilli and Joao Pompeu and Itxaso Ruiz},
title={Using Deep Learning and Radar Backscatter for Mapping River Water Surface},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Geographical Information Systems Theory, Applications and Management - Volume 1: GISTAM,},
year={2023},
pages={216-221},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0011975000003473},
isbn={978-989-758-649-1},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Geographical Information Systems Theory, Applications and Management - Volume 1: GISTAM,
TI - Using Deep Learning and Radar Backscatter for Mapping River Water Surface
SN - 978-989-758-649-1
AU - Orlandi D.
AU - Galatolo F.
AU - Cimino M.
AU - Pagli C.
AU - Perilli N.
AU - Pompeu J.
AU - Ruiz I.
PY - 2023
SP - 216
EP - 221
DO - 10.5220/0011975000003473
PB - SciTePress