In this paper it is investigated how conventional in-situ sensor networks can be complemented by the satellite data
streams available through numerous platforms orbiting the earth and the combined analyses products available through services such as MyOcean. Despite the numerous benefits associated with the use of satellite remote sensing data products, there are a number of limitations with their use in coastal zones. Here the ability of these data sources to provide contextual awareness, redundancy and increased efficiency to an in-situ sensor network is investigated. The
potential use of a variety of chlorophyll and SST data products as additional data sources in the SmartBay monitoring
network in Galway Bay, Ireland is analysed. The ultimate goal is to investigate the ability of these products to create a
smarter marine monitoring network with increased efficiency. Overall it was found that while care needs to be taken in
choosing these products, there was extremely promising performance from a number of these products that would be
suitable in the context of a number of applications especially in relation to SST. It was more difficult to come to
conclusive results for the chlorophyll analysis.
Remote sensing technology continues to play a significant role in the understanding of our environment and the
investigation of the Earth. Ocean color is the water hue due to the presence of tiny plants containing the pigment
chlorophyll, sediments, and colored dissolved organic material and so can provide valuable information on coastal
ecosystems. We propose to make the browsing of Ocean Color data more efficient for users by using image processing
techniques to extract useful information which can be accessible through browser searching. Image processing is applied
to chlorophyll and sea surface temperature images. The automatic image processing of the visual level 1 and level 2 data
allow us to investigate the occurrence of algal blooms. Images with colors in a certain range (red, orange etc.) are used to
address possible algal blooms and allow us to examine the seasonal variation of algal blooms in Europe (around Ireland
and in the Baltic Sea). Yearly seasonal variation of algal blooms in Europe based on image processing for smarter browsing of Ocean Color are presented.
Changes in sea surface temperature can be used as an indicator of water quality. In-situ sensors are being used for
continuous autonomous monitoring. However these sensors have limited spatial resolution as they are in effect single
point sensors. Satellite remote sensing can be used to provide better spatial coverage at good temporal scales. However
in-situ sensors have a richer temporal scale for a particular point of interest. Work carried out in Galway Bay has
combined data from multiple satellite sources and in-situ sensors and investigated the benefits and drawbacks of using
multiple sensing modalities for monitoring a marine location.
In this paper we provide an overview of a content-based retrieval (CBR) system that has been specifically designed
for handling UAV video and associated meta-data. Our emphasis in designing this system is on managing large
quantities of such information and providing intuitive and efficient access mechanisms to this content, rather than
on analysis of the video content. The retrieval unit in our system is termed a "trip". At capture time, each trip
consists of an MPEG-1 video stream and a set of time stamped GPS locations. An analysis process automatically
selects and associates GPS locations with the video timeline. The indexed trip is then stored in a shared trip
repository. The repository forms the backend of a MPEG-211 compliant Web 2.0 application for subsequent
querying, browsing, annotation and video playback. The system interface allows users to search/browse across
the entire archive of trips and, depending on their access rights, to annotate other users' trips with additional
information. Interaction with the CBR system is via a novel interactive map-based interface. This interface
supports content access by time, date, region of interest on the map, previously annotated specific locations of
interest and combinations of these. To develop such a system and investigate its practical usefulness in real
world scenarios, clearly a significant amount of appropriate data is required. In the absence of a large volume
of UAV data with which to work, we have simulated UAV-like data using GPS tagged video content captured
from moving vehicles.
In this paper we present the results of applying a general purpose feature combination framework for tracking
to the specific task of tracking vehicles in UAV data sets. In the fusion framework used (previously presented
elsewhere1) vehicles' pixel-based features from multiple channels, specifially RGB and thermal IR, are split across
separate individual spatiogram trackers. The use of spatiograms allows embedding of some spatial information
into the models whilst also avoiding the exponential increase in computational load and memory requirements
associated with the more commonly used histogram. This tracking framework is embedded in a complete system
for detecting and tracking vehicles. The system first carries out pre-processing to ensure spatially and temporally
aligned visible spectrum and IR data prior to tracking. Vehicle detection in the initial two frames is achieved
by first compensating for camera motion, followed by frame differencing and post-processing (thresholding and
size filtering) to identify vehicle regions. Each vehicle is then described by a bounding box and this is used to
generate a set of spatiograms for each of the available data channels. The detected vehicle is then tracked using
the spatiogram tracker framework. Results of experiments on a variety of UAV data sets indicate the promising
performance of the overall system, even in the presence of significant illumination variation, partial and full
occlusions and significant camera motion and focus change. Results are particularly encouraging given that we
do not periodically re-initialise the detection phase and this points to the robustness of the tracking framework.
The SenseCam is a prototype device from Microsoft that facilitates automatic capture of images of a person's
life by integrating a colour camera, storage media and multiple sensors into a small wearable device. However,
efficient search methods are required to reduce the user's burden of sifting through the thousands of images that
are captured per day. In this paper, we describe experiments using colour spatiogram and block-based cross-correlation
image features in conjunction with accelerometer sensor readings to cluster a day's worth of data into
meaningful events, allowing the user to quickly browse a day's captured images. Two different low-complexity
algorithms are detailed and evaluated for SenseCam image clustering.
In this paper we present the system we have developed for our participation in the annual TRECVid benchmarking activity, specifically the system we have developed, Físchlár-DT, for participation in the interactive search task of TRECVid 2005. Our back-end search engine uses a combination of a text search which operates over the automatic speech recognised text, and an image search which uses low-level image features matched against video keyframes. The two novel aspects of our work are the fact that we are evaluating collaborative, team-based search among groups of users working together, and that we are using a novel touch-sensitive tabletop interface and interaction device known as the DiamondTouch to support this collaborative search. The paper summarises the backend search systems as well as presenting the interface we have developed, in detail.
Video retrieval is mostly based on using text from dialogue and this remains the most significant component, despite progress in other aspects. One problem with this is when a searcher wants to locate video based on what is appearing in the video rather than what is being spoken about. Alternatives such as automatically-detected features and image-based keyframe matching can be used, though these still need further improvement in quality.
One other modality for video retrieval is based on segmenting objects from video and allowing endusers to use these as part of querying. This uses similarity between query objects and objects from video, and in theory allows retrieval based on what is actually appearing on-screen. The main hurdles to greater use of this are the overhead of object segmentation on large amounts of video and the issue of whether we can actually achieve effective object-based retrieval.
We describe a system to support object-based video retrieval where a user selects example video objects as part of the query. During a search a user builds up a set of these which are matched against objects previously segmented from a video library. This match is based on MPEG-7 Dominant Colour, Shape Compaction and Texture Browsing descriptors. We use a user-driven semi-automated segmentation process to segment the video archive which is very accurate and is faster than conventional video annotation.
KEYWORDS: Televisions, Video, Human-machine interfaces, Image segmentation, Video processing, Digital video recorders, Library classification systems, Visualization, Computing systems, Control systems
This paper describes the organizational and playback features of Fischlar, a digital video library that allows users o record, browse and watch television programs on- line. Programs that can be watched and recorded are organized by personal recommendations, genre classifications, name and other attributes for access by general television users. Motivations and interactions of users with on-line television libraries are outlined and they are also supported by personalized library access, categorized programs, a combined player browse with content viewing history and content marks. The combined player browser supports a user who watches a program on different occasions in a non-sequential order.
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