Evaluation of ASTER GDEM ver2 using GPS measurements and SRTM ver4.1 in China

Li, P., Shi, C., Li, Z., Muller, J.-P., Drummond, J., Li, X., Li, T., Li, Y. and Liu, J. (2012) Evaluation of ASTER GDEM ver2 using GPS measurements and SRTM ver4.1 in China. In: XXII Congress of International Society of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Melbourne, Australia, 25 Aug - 1 Sep 2012, pp. 181-186. (doi: 10.5194/isprsannals-I-4-181-2012)

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Abstract

The freely available ASTER GDEM ver2 was released by NASA and METI on October 17, 2011. As one of the most complete high resolution digital topographic data sets of the world to date, the ASTER GDEM covers land surfaces between 83°N and 83°S at a spatial resolution of 1 arc-second and will be a useful product for many applications, such as relief analysis, hydrological studies and radar interferometry. The stated improvements in the second version of ASTER GDEM benefit from finer horizontal resolution, offset adjustment and water body detection in addition to new observed ASTER scenes. This study investigates the absolute vertical accuracy of the ASTER GDEM ver2 at five study sites in China using ground control points (GCPs) from high accuracy GPS benchmarks, and also using a DEM-to-DEM comparison with the Consultative Group for International Agriculture Research Consortium for Spatial Information (CGIAR-CSI) SRTM DEM (Version 4.1). And then, the results are separated into GlobCover land cover classes to derive the spatial pattern of error. It is demonstrated that the RMSE (19m) and mean (-13m) values of ASTER GDEM ver2 against GPS-GCPs in the five study areas is lower than its first version ASTER GDEM ver1 (26m and -21m) as a result of the adjustment of the elevation offsets in the new version. It should be noted that the five study areas in this study are representative in terms of terrain types and land covers in China, and even for most of mid-latitude zones. It is believed that the ASTER GDEM offers a major alternative in accessibility to high quality elevation data.

Item Type:Conference Proceedings
Keywords:ASTER, DEM, GPS checking, vertical quality control
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Li, Dr Zhenhong and Drummond, Dr Jane
Authors: Li, P., Shi, C., Li, Z., Muller, J.-P., Drummond, J., Li, X., Li, T., Li, Y., and Liu, J.
Subjects:G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GA Mathematical geography. Cartography
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Geographical and Earth Sciences > Geography
Research Group:ESRG
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2012 The Authors
First Published:First published in ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Volume I-4, 2012, pp. 181-186
Publisher Policy:Reproduced under a Creative Commons License

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