Ocher deposit prospecting using object-based image analysis of WorldView-3 VNIR data: A case study in Hormuz Island, southern Iran.

Shayeganpour, Samira; Tangestani, Majid Hashemi; Homayouni, Saeid ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0214-5356 et Gorsevski, Pece V. (2023). Ocher deposit prospecting using object-based image analysis of WorldView-3 VNIR data: A case study in Hormuz Island, southern Iran. Advances in Space Research , vol. 72 , nº 4. pp. 1123-1135. DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2023.03.049.

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Mapping lithological units and conducting mineral exploration in a relatively short time and at a reduced cost, requires high-resolution satellite data and state-of-the-art image processing approaches and methods. In this regard, the current paper aims to test an integration of visible-near infrared imagery from WorldView-3 (WV-3) and object-based classification for mapping potential deposits of ocher in Hormuz Island, southern Iran. A combination of field observations, spectroscopy, microscopic mineralogy, and geochemical-based XRD and XRF analyses were conducted on the samples collected throughout the study area. The reflectance and absorption features of the ocher were extracted from spectroscopic measurements of samples from well-known ocher mines at the area, and were then convolved to the WV-3 bands. Results showed that the spectral characteristics of ocher are governed by iron oxides and clay minerals with a presence of distinct strong absorption and high reflectance features in the 510–625 nm and 630–745 nm wavelength regions, respectively. These features are complemented by molecular vibration processes of water O–H intramolecular stretching and H–O–H bending that generate absorption features in the 1440–1940 nm region. Additional absorption features in the 2210–2300 nm are most likely due to the Al-OH and CO3⁻² vibrations. The absorptions centered at 480 nm, 540 nm, and 820 nm correspond to bands 2, 3, and 7 of the WV-3, respectively, whereas the high reflectance feature centered near 700 nm corresponds to band 6. These four bands, which were considered as index bands of ocher in this study, were used to assign the segmentation weights and to create the thresholds during image processing. Brightness, density, compactness, and homogeneity features were the primary factors for selecting the training areas in the index bands. The ocher-rich areas were enhanced by using a two-stepapproach of object-based image analysis (OBIA) and image classification, for suitable threshold selection. The information about the feature variables of the ocher within the image and lithological object hierarchy were obtained to evaluate the features of ocher deposits. Information extracted from the index bands provided an important description of the object features, including mean, standard deviation, minimum and maximum pixel values, hue, saturation, and intensity, while the training areas obtained information from the three known ocher mines. Considering the fixed numerical range of ocher mines as a reference, the fixed numerical range of general and specific features of ocher in index bands of WV-3 were achieved. The numerical ranges of pixels were used for creating threshold conditions when applying the “assign class” algorithm in bands 2, 3, and 7 are 815–975 nm, 930–1052 nm, and 1721–1904 nm, respectively. The presented OBIA approach shows a high potential with an overall accuracy of 88 % to discriminate deposits of ocher based on compatibility between ocher mines and identified ocher-bearing pixels.

Type de document:	Article
Mots-clés libres:	remote sensing; WV-3; OBIA; Hormuz Island; ocher
Centre:	Centre Eau Terre Environnement
Date de dépôt:	02 nov. 2023 13:20
Dernière modification:	02 nov. 2023 13:20
URI:	https://espace.inrs.ca/id/eprint/13695

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