Fusion of Landsat TM and ground spectrometry data in monitoring of non-operating mine

Denitsa Borisova; Hristo N. Nikolov

doi:10.1117/12.830653

7 October 2009 Fusion of Landsat TM and ground spectrometry data in monitoring of non-operating mine

Denitsa Borisova, Hristo N. Nikolov

Proceedings Volume 7478, Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring, GIS Applications, and Geology IX; 74781V (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.830653
Event: SPIE Remote Sensing, 2009, Berlin, Germany

Abstract

Surface mining activities in Europe are estimated to cover an area of 5-10 000 km². In this paper we suggest that the availability of Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) for Earth observation allows the collection of environmental and minerelated data for use in the planning and undertaking of mine restoration work on cost-effective basis. The advantage is that these data are acquired digitally and can be easily processed and utilized in various information formats. Important step in the data processing is the verification of airborne data. For this purpose ground spectrometry measurements of samples taken from test sites have been performed. In the last decade several mining areas and corresponding dumps are subject to reclamation process in Bulgaria. We focused our research on one of the most important in the copper production for 20 year period for our country - Asarel-Medet deposit. This mining complex consists of an open mine, the dumps and a processing plant. After ceasing the exploitation of Medet deposit in 1994 a rehabilitation program for soil cover and hydrographic network was established and launched. A continuous task is the monitoring of these activities from the beginning for at least 15 years period, which is to end this year. To process the data, which characterize the progress of the land cover restoration, several techniques, both standard, such as basic and advanced statistics, image enhancement and data fusion, and novel methods for supervised classification were used. The results obtained show that used data and the implemented approach are useful in environmental monitoring and are economically attractive for the company responsible for the ecological state of the region.

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Denitsa Borisova and Hristo N. Nikolov "Fusion of Landsat TM and ground spectrometry data in monitoring of non-operating mine", Proc. SPIE 7478, Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring, GIS Applications, and Geology IX, 74781V (7 October 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.830653

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Mining

Reflectivity

Copper

Earth observing sensors

Landsat

Vegetation

Data fusion

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