• Acta Optica Sinica
  • Vol. 45, Issue 6, 0628007 (2025)
Guoyuan Li1,2,*, Jinquan Guo1,2,**, Jie Chen1,3, Jiyi Chen1..., Zhao Liu1, Mingyuan Peng1 and Xiaoping Pang2|Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Land Satellite Remote Sensing Application Center, Ministry of Natural Resources, Beijing 100048, China
  • 2Chinese Antarctic Center of Surveying and Mapping, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, Hubei , China
  • 3College of Geoscience and Surveying Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology-Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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    Guoyuan Li, Jinquan Guo, Jie Chen, Jiyi Chen, Zhao Liu, Mingyuan Peng, Xiaoping Pang. Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon Monitoring Satellite Laser Elevation Control Point Extraction and Accuracy Verification[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2025, 45(6): 0628007 Copy Citation Text show less
    Pulse width of transmit waveform. (a) Fixed gain; (b) variable gain
    Fig. 1. Pulse width of transmit waveform. (a) Fixed gain; (b) variable gain
    Background noise of transmit waveform. (a) Fixed gain; (b) variable gain
    Fig. 2. Background noise of transmit waveform. (a) Fixed gain; (b) variable gain
    SNR of transmit waveform. (a) Fixed gain; (b) variable gain
    Fig. 3. SNR of transmit waveform. (a) Fixed gain; (b) variable gain
    Background noise of echo waveform. (a) Fixed gain; (b) variable gain
    Fig. 4. Background noise of echo waveform. (a) Fixed gain; (b) variable gain
    SNR of echo waveform. (a) Fixed gain; (b) variable gain
    Fig. 5. SNR of echo waveform. (a) Fixed gain; (b) variable gain
    Experimental process of laser elevation control point extraction and verification
    Fig. 6. Experimental process of laser elevation control point extraction and verification
    Schematic diagram of saturated waveform
    Fig. 7. Schematic diagram of saturated waveform
    Low SNR echo waveform
    Fig. 8. Low SNR echo waveform
    Schematic diagrams of laser error distribution of Shenyang area. (a) All laser altimetry data; (b) laser elevation control points
    Fig. 9. Schematic diagrams of laser error distribution of Shenyang area. (a) All laser altimetry data; (b) laser elevation control points
    Schematic diagrams of laser error distribution of PA area. (a) All laser altimetry data; (b) laser elevation control points
    Fig. 10. Schematic diagrams of laser error distribution of PA area. (a) All laser altimetry data; (b) laser elevation control points
    Laser data affected by thick clouds. (a) Multi-spectral image; (b) footprint image; (c) waveform data
    Fig. 11. Laser data affected by thick clouds. (a) Multi-spectral image; (b) footprint image; (c) waveform data
    Saturation laser altimetry data of building area. (a) Multi-spectral image; (b) footprint image; (c) waveform data
    Fig. 12. Saturation laser altimetry data of building area. (a) Multi-spectral image; (b) footprint image; (c) waveform data
    Saturation laser altimetry data of water area. (a) Multi-spectral image; (b) footprint image; (c) waveform data
    Fig. 13. Saturation laser altimetry data of water area. (a) Multi-spectral image; (b) footprint image; (c) waveform data
    Error distributions of laser elevation control points with different ECP flags in Shenyang area. (a) ECP flag is 1; (b) ECP flag is 2; (c) ECP flag is 3
    Fig. 14. Error distributions of laser elevation control points with different ECP flags in Shenyang area. (a) ECP flag is 1; (b) ECP flag is 2; (c) ECP flag is 3
    Error distributions of laser elevation control points with different ECP flags in PA area. (a) ECP flag is 1; (b) ECP flag is 2; (c) ECP flag is 3
    Fig. 15. Error distributions of laser elevation control points with different ECP flags in PA area. (a) ECP flag is 1; (b) ECP flag is 2; (c) ECP flag is 3
    LaserNumber of laser pointFixed gain pulse width /nsVariable gain pulse width /ns
    MeanStandard deviationMeanStandard deviation
    Laser 18011.1630.06111.0660.094
    Laser 27110.4410.04310.5050.110
    Laser 37810.8990.12011.0670.206
    Laser 45510.3560.11010.4970.104
    Laser 52511.0010.08211.1740.110
    Table 1. Statistics of pulse width of echo waveform in Chagan Lake area
    LaserNumber of laser pointFixed gain pulse width difference /nsVariable gain pulse width difference /ns
    MeanStandard deviationMeanStandard deviation
    Laser 1801.5720.1331.6900.155
    Laser 2711.2130.1350.7950.143
    Laser 3780.2960.0940.3160.210
    Laser 4550.9560.1000.5930.177
    Laser 5251.0870.1351.1990.208
    Table 2. Statistics of differences in pulse width of echo waveform and transmit waveform in Chagan Lake area
    ItemRMSE /mMean error /mNumberQualification rate /%
    All laser points2.4100.0991324
    Laser elevation control points0.440-0.00777886.76
    ECP flag is 10.291-0.12954984.51
    ECP flag is 20.328-0.07911793.16
    ECP flag is 30.8580.22411291.96
    Table 3. Elevation accuracy verification results of Shenyang
    ItemRMSE /mMean error /mNumberQualification rate /%
    All laser points4.1300.94523713
    Laser elevation control points0.607-0.086600583.70
    ECP flag is 10.289-0.097119081.51
    ECP flag is 20.461-0.136157780.78
    ECP flag is 30.739-0.058323885.88
    Table 4. Elevation accuracy verification results of PA
    Screening conditionShenyang regionPA region
    Deletion numberDeletion rate /%Deletion numberDeletion rate /%
    DEM elevation difference292.144051.71
    Saturation24918.411170.05
    SNR785.76287712.13
    Number of peak46434.291576066.46
    Table 5. Analysis of the influence of screening parameters
    TypeNumber of ECPNumber of check pointMean error /mRMSE /m
    Without ECP03996510.9111.45
    With ECP280399652.622.27
    Table 6. Comparison of DSM accuracy with and without laser elevation control points
    Guoyuan Li, Jinquan Guo, Jie Chen, Jiyi Chen, Zhao Liu, Mingyuan Peng, Xiaoping Pang. Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon Monitoring Satellite Laser Elevation Control Point Extraction and Accuracy Verification[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2025, 45(6): 0628007
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