Inventory of alpine-relevant parameters for an alpine monitoring systems using remote sensing data

Project Information

ALPMON

Grant agreement ID: ENV4960359

Project closed

Start date 1 June 1997

End date 31 January 2000

Funded under

• Specific programme of research and technological development in the field of environment and climate, 1994-1998

Total cost No data

EU contribution No data

Coordinated by

JOANNEUM RESEARCH FORSCHUNGSGESELLSCHAFT MBH
Austria

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Exploitable results

An Alpine monitoring system using remote sensing data

The goal of the project is to compile a basic landscape register for an Alpine monitoring system (ALPMON) by means of combined analysis of diverse satellite sensors. This system will serve as the basis for planning purposes. An interdisciplinary approach, which involves the various specific disciplines of remote sensing, geographical information systems (GIS) and experts from the user and customer site, is applied taking into account the developments in fields as diverse as alpine forestry, agriculture and residential developments. Primary information on the nature and state of vegetation and of residential areas for ALPMON are compiled mainly by means of remote sensing. An important objective, therefore, is the testing of operational and semi-operational processing methods which permit a maximally precise compilation of the specified parameters. Topographical, hydrological and geological parameters, firstly, are integrated as auxiliary information in the processing of satellite images and, secondly, provide the basis for applications. In order to integrate and network the various types of information sources (remote sensing, thematic maps, digital altitude models, meteorological information) different GIS- analysing techniques are adapted to the specific tasks. The feasibility of the Alpine monitoring system is tested using specific applications in the fields of disaster management, tourism management and national park management as well as by merging the results with CORINE-Landcover. These applications are carried out in close co-operation with the responsible experts so that the procedures developed can be put into practice. For this purpose, an intensive execution of the Alpine Conventions as well as the national customer requirements was carried out.