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THE POTENTIALS OF SATELLITE IMAGES FOR MAP UPDATING WITH EMPHASIZES ON EGYPT SAT-1 IMAGES

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Civil Engineering: structural, Geotechnical, reinforced concrete and s…nd sanitary engineering, Hydraulic, Railway, construction Management.

Abstract

The lack of adequate maps is one of the critical issues to be handled in developing countries. The main problem is the rapid development of urban areas, so that maps are out of date very fast. Consequently, nearly all these maps have to be revised and updated as soon as possible. Recently, due to the improvement in satellite technology, remote sensing data is applied for mapping and map updating at different scales. On April 17, 2007 the first Egyptian earth observation satellite Egypt Sat-1 was launched. The available images from Egypt Sat-1 satellite provides valuable source of remote sensing data in Egypt. This paper aims to evaluate the potential of Egypt Sat-1 images versus other satellite images for maps updating. Data used in this study are satellite images from Egypt Sat-1, SPOT 4, IKONOS and topographic map at scale 1:25,000. The methodology focuses on visual comparison of the images over the test area for specific features such as roads, railways, watercourses and boundaries of urban areas. After that an investigation is carried out for the potential of the information content in Egypt Sat-1 images, for updating 1:25,000 map. The results of these evaluations show that Egypt Sat-1 images, from the point of geometric accuracy, have the capability of 1:25,000 scale maps revision. Also, from the point of information content, it have the capability of revision of the main features such as building blocks, roads and vegetation cover. Revision of other objects in Egyptian 1:25,000 scale maps that are problematic in their identification and extraction from Egypt Sat-1 images can be completed using other mapping methods.

DOI

10.21608/jesaun.2012.114470

Keywords

Egypt Sat-1, Information Content, Feature Extraction, Map Revision

Authors

First Name

Yasser G.

Last Name

Moustafa

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Affiliation

Civil Eng. Dpt. Faculty of Engineering, Sohag University.

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First Name

Farrag A.

Last Name

Farrag

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Affiliation

Civil Eng. Dpt. Faculty of Engineering, Aljouf University, KSA

Email

dr_farrag@yahoo.com

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First Name

Ahmed A.

Last Name

Abdelhafiz

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Affiliation

Civil Eng. Dpt. Faculty of Engineering, Assiut University.

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a.abdelhafiz@yahoo.com

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First Name

Abdelaal M.

Last Name

Abd Elwahed

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Affiliation

Civil Eng. Dpt. Faculty of Engineering, Assiut University.

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a.m.whd@aun.edu.eg

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Volume

40

Article Issue

No 4

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16870

Issue Date

2012-07-01

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2012-04-04

Publish Date

2012-07-01

Page Start

989

Page End

1,003

Print ISSN

1687-0530

Online ISSN

2356-8550

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JESAUN_Volume 40_Issue No 4_Pages 989-1003.pdf

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https://jesaun.journals.ekb.eg/article_114470.html

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JES. Journal of Engineering Sciences

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https://jesaun.journals.ekb.eg/

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THE POTENTIALS OF SATELLITE IMAGES FOR MAP UPDATING WITH EMPHASIZES ON EGYPT SAT-1 IMAGES

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23 Jan 2023