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Seafloor mapping based on multibeam echosounder bathymetry and backscatter data using Object-Based Image Analysis: a case study from the Rewal site, the Southern Baltic

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|Sep 2018

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Figure 1

Location of the Rewal study site within the Polish EEZ. Sources: our study, OpenStreetMap, European Environment Agency
Location of the Rewal study site within the Polish EEZ. Sources: our study, OpenStreetMap, European Environment Agency

Figure 2

Distribution of the mean backscatter intensity in four ground-truth classes. Sources: our study
Distribution of the mean backscatter intensity in four ground-truth classes. Sources: our study

Figure 3

A) result of bathymetric processing; B) result of backscatter processing and location of ground-truth samples, division into training and validation ground-truth samples; C) result of rugosity extracted as a secondary derivative of bathymetry; D) result of CART classification based on Object-Based Image Analysis. Sources: our study
A) result of bathymetric processing; B) result of backscatter processing and location of ground-truth samples, division into training and validation ground-truth samples; C) result of rugosity extracted as a secondary derivative of bathymetry; D) result of CART classification based on Object-Based Image Analysis. Sources: our study

Figure 4

CART results. Sources: our study
CART results. Sources: our study

Error matrix of the CART classification based on the OBIA technique_ MS – Muddy Sand, C – Clay, FS – Fine Sand, VFS – Very Fine Sand_ Sources: our study

Refererce Class
UserMSCFSVFSSum
MS20013
C00000
FS00202
VFS00033
Sum2024
Producer1undefined10.75
User0.666667undefined11
Overall Accuracy0.875
KIA0.809524

List of all ground-truth samples with their descriptions and locations_ Sources: our study

IDSediment typeClassTypeLatitudeLongitude
VR 201Very Fine SandVFStraining54.10526314.911653
VR 202Fine SandFStraining54.10803014.911664
VR 203Muddy SandMStraining54.12094714.911780
VR 204Muddy SandMSvalidation54.12702814.911643
VR 205Very Fine SandVFStraining54.11178314.926790
VR 206Very Fine SandVFStraining54.11484014.926752
VR 207Fine SandFStraining54.12658814.926762
VR 208Very Fine SandVFSvalidation54.12030514.942225
VR 209Fine SandFSvalidation54.11074914.942321
VR 210Very Fine SandVFSvalidation54.10641214.972621
VR 211Very Fine SandVFSvalidation54.12208214.972553
VR 212Muddy SandMSvalidation54.13022214.972554
VR 214Fine SandFSvalidation54.11666514.987440
VR 215Very Fine SandVFStraining54.11182914.987819
VR 216Very Fine SandVFSvalidation54.10982514.987764
VR 225Muddy SandMStraining54.12534514.896156
VR 226Very Fine SandVFStraining54.11874514.896162
VR 227ClayCtraining54.10916214.896139
VR 228Muddy SandMStraining54.10604214.896208
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ohs-2018-0024 | Journal eISSN: 1897-3191 | Journal ISSN: 1730-413X
Language: English
Page range: 248 - 259
Submitted on: Oct 4, 2017
Accepted on: Jan 16, 2018
Published on: Sep 21, 2018
Published by: University of Gdańsk
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2018 Łukasz Janowski, Jarosław Tęgowski, Jarosław Nowak, published by University of Gdańsk
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