Detailed Information on Publication Record
2004
Change detection of uranium ore mining areas using remote sensing and image processing techniques.
DOBROVOLNÝ, PetrBasic information
Original name
Change detection of uranium ore mining areas using remote sensing and image processing techniques.
Name (in English)
Change detection of uranium ore mining areas using remote sensing and image processing techniques.
Authors
Edition
Olomouc, Czech Geography at the Dawn of the Millenium. p. 351-362, 428 pp. 2004
Publisher
Czech Geographic Society
Other information
Type of outcome
Chapter(s) of a specialized book
Confidentiality degree
is not subject to a state or trade secret
Organization unit
Faculty of Science
ISBN
80-244-0858-9
Keywords in English
remote sensing; change detection; uranium ore miming; LANDSAT imagery; Czech Republic
Changed: 3/1/2005 09:25, prof. RNDr. Petr Dobrovolný, CSc.
Abstract
V originále
In this paper, we examine the impact of uranium-ore mining on the territory of the Bohemian-Moravian Highland, Czech Republic. Our input data sets include aerial photos, satellite imagery, and geophysical data. By processing aerial photos, we were able to compile orthophotos. From these photos, we interpreted land-use and land-cover maps. We also classified individual types of change in the territory and identified potential risks for the spread of contaminated substances. Using LANDSAT TM imagery and PC methods, we present a procedure by which it is possible to enhance the specific spectral response of contaminated mining areas. This procedure outlines areas with the highest content of 238U for three time slices (1986, 1994 and 2001) in satellite imagery. These areas correlate highly with results obtained from aerial gamma-ray spectrometry. In our conclusions, we stress the benefits of using remote-sensory data in the future monitoring of the study area.