Flood Detection Using During-Flood SAR Image in QGIS
1. Center for Research and Application for Satellite Remote Sensing
Yamaguchi University
Flood Detection Using During-Flood
SAR Image in QGIS
Photo by rachman reilli on Unsplash
2. Background
Floods in Bangladesh on 28 September 2015
Data used Sentinel Asia
- Geotiff SAR Image
- “JPJXisis0001201509080028.tif”
Schematic Diagram of the Methodology
3. Step 01
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Launch QGIS and Read the Image
Layer> Add Layer> Add Raster Layer
Steps in QGIS
4. Study the Image, Look for Range of DN values for
Probable Flooded Areas
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Step 02
Use the Identify feature to see the range of dark
pixels in the image
After Several ROIs, fix the range of DN values for the
probable flooded areas
In the Image, we will use a range of say [10 , 28]
Steps in QGIS
5. 5
Masking the Image
Image Name
Expression
Step 03 Raster > Raster Calculator
"JPJXisis0001201509080028@1" >= 10 AND "JPJXisis0001201509080028@1" <= 28
Steps in QGIS
6. 6
Repeat the Process (with different ranges) Unless you are Satisfied With the Masking Results
White Pixels Probable
Flooded Areas
7. Perform an Unsupervised Classification
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Step 04 Processing >
Toolbox
Unsupervised KMeans image classification
We need only 2 classes