Unsupervised Characterization of Water Composition with UAV-Based Hyperspectral Imaging and Generative Topographic Mapping
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Published:2024-07-02
Issue:13
Volume:16
Page:2430
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ISSN:2072-4292
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Container-title:Remote Sensing
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Remote Sensing
Author:
Waczak John1ORCID, Aker Adam1ORCID, Wijeratne Lakitha O. H.1ORCID, Talebi Shawhin1ORCID, Fernando Ashen1ORCID, Dewage Prabuddha M. H.1ORCID, Iqbal Mazhar1, Lary Matthew1, Schaefer David1, Balagopal Gokul1, Lary David J.1ORCID
Affiliation:
1. Hanson Center for Space Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75080, USA
Abstract
Unmanned aerial vehicles equipped with hyperspectral imagers have emerged as an essential technology for the characterization of inland water bodies. The high spectral and spatial resolutions of these systems enable the retrieval of a plethora of optically active water quality parameters via band ratio algorithms and machine learning methods. However, fitting and validating these models requires access to sufficient quantities of in situ reference data which are time-consuming and expensive to obtain. In this study, we demonstrate how Generative Topographic Mapping (GTM), a probabilistic realization of the self-organizing map, can be used to visualize high-dimensional hyperspectral imagery and extract spectral signatures corresponding to unique endmembers present in the water. Using data collected across a North Texas pond, we first apply GTM to visualize the distribution of captured reflectance spectra, revealing the small-scale spatial variability of the water composition. Next, we demonstrate how the nodes of the fitted GTM can be interpreted as unique spectral endmembers. Using extracted endmembers together with the normalized spectral similarity score, we are able to efficiently map the abundance of nearshore algae, as well as the evolution of a rhodamine tracer dye used to simulate water contamination by a localized source.
Funder
Texas National Security Network Excellence Fund award for Environmental Sensing Security Sentinels SOFWERX NSF University of Texas at Dallas Office of Sponsored Programs Dean of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Chair of the Physics Department TRECIS CC* Cyberteam EPA P3
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