Wildfire-affected Area Extraction Method Using Sentinel-2 Imagery and U-Net

Hanseong Chae; Jinmu Choi

doi:10.22776/kgs.2024.59.2.283

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Wildfire-affected Area Extraction Method Using Sentinel-2 Imagery and U-Net Sentinel-2 위성영상과 U-Net을 이용한 산불 피해지 추출 방법 연구

30 April 2024. pp. 283-294

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Abstract

With the recent trend of climate warming, wildfires are expected to become more severe. It is essential to promptly and accurately extract spatial information on wildfire-affected areas for effective response, including impact assessment and facilitating recovery efforts. This study aims to train U-Net, a deep learning-based semantic segmentation model, using Sentinel-2 satellite imagery and reference data, and propose a method for extracting wildfire-affected areas based on it. To achieve this, we generated reference data through visual inspection for 303 wildfires and 353 wildfire images in Korea from 2016 to 2022, subsequently training the U-Net model. The extracted results from U-Net were then compared and evaluated for accuracy against those obtained using ISODATA, a traditional satellite image classification method. Our findings indicate that U-Net demonstrates superior accuracy in extracting wildfire-affected areas compared to ISODATA. By augmenting the training data to further enhance the U-Net model’s performance and automating the process, we can readily generate time-series spatial data of wildfire- affected areas in Korea. Such data can prove invaluable for disaster management and related research endeavors.

Keywords

Wildfire

U-Net

Sentinel-2

Semantic Segmentation

Wildfire-affected areas

최근 기후 온난화 경향이 심해짐에 따라 산불의 피해가 더욱 심해질 것으로 예상된다. 산불 피해 지역의 영향과 복구 등 효과적인 대응을 위해 산불 피해 지역의 공간 정보를 신속하고 정확하게 추출할 필요가 있다. 본 연구는 Sentinel-2 위성영상과 참조자료를 이용하여 딥러닝 기반 의미론적 분할모델인 U-Net을 훈련하고, 이를 바탕으로 산불 피해 지역을 추출하는 방법을 제시하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 2016년부터 2022년까지 국내 발생 산불 중 303건의 산불과 353장의 산불 영상에 대해 육안 판독에 기반하여 참조자료를 생성하고, 의미론적 분할모델인 U-Net을 훈련하였다. U-Net을 이용하여 추출한 결과는 전통적 위성영상 분류법 중 하나인 ISODATA 기법을 이용한 결과와 함께 정확도를 비교 및 평가하였다. 비교 결과 U-Net을 이용하는 것이 ISODATA보다 더 정확하게 산불 피해 지역을 추출하는 것으로 나타났다. U-Net 모델의 성능을 더 높일 수 있도록 학습자료를 보충하고, 일련의 과정을 자동화하면 시계열 국내 산불 피해 지역의 공간자료를 쉽게 생산할 수 있어 재난 관리 및 관련 연구에서 활용할 수 있을 것이다.

키워드

산불

U-Net

Sentinel-2

의미론적 분할모델

산불 피해 지역

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Publisher :The Korean Geographical Society
Publisher(Ko) :대한지리학회
Journal Title :Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
Journal Title(Ko) :대한지리학회지
Volume : 59
No :2
Pages :283-294
Received Date : 2024-04-03
Revised Date : 2024-04-22
Accepted Date : 2024-04-24
DOI :https://doi.org/10.22776/kgs.2024.59.2.283

Journal of the Korean Geographical Society ISSN:1225-6633(Print) 대한지리학회지

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