علمی - پژوهشی
Development of Temperature/ Vegetation Indexes for Estimating Soil Moisture Content Using Co- Moisture Lines Extracted from a One- Year Temperature/ Vegetation Scatter Plot of MODIS Data

F Mohseni; M Mokhtarzadeh

Volume 9, Issue 4 , May 2017, Pages 1-22

Abstract
  Soil moisture plays an important role in interactive processes between earth and atmosphere and global climate changes. In recent decades, there has been a great research interest to determine soil moisture from remote sensing methods. Triangular or trapezoidal methods are the most common remote sensing ...  Read More

علمی - پژوهشی
Assessing the Location of Distribution Warehouses Using Spatial Multi-Criteria Decision Making Methods: An ANP-OWA Approach

H Habibi; M Taleai; Gh Javadi

Volume 9, Issue 4 , May 2017, Pages 22-36

Abstract
  Distribution warehouses have great importance in the economy of the country, and a significant percentage of assets are accumulated in warehouses. Choosing the best place of the warehouses has a significant impact on the economic efficiency and performance of the warehouses and reduction of supply chain ...  Read More

علمی - پژوهشی
Urban Land Use Allocation Using MCDMs and GIS, Case Study: Zanjan City

Z Masoumi; M Amiraslani; A Rezaee

Volume 9, Issue 4 , May 2017, Pages 37-58

Abstract
  City Development and its direction is always a potential problem in urban planning. In modeling this phenomenon, variety of criteria are involved, directly and indirectly. So it is assumed as a complex Multi-Criteria Decision Making problem. There is a wide range of rigorous methodology to analyze these ...  Read More

علمی - پژوهشی
Three Stage Inversion Algorithm Improvement in Forest Height Estimation Using Polarimetric SAR Interferometry Data

T Managhebi; Y Maghsoudi; M.J Valadan Zoej

Volume 9, Issue 4 , May 2017, Pages 59-72

Abstract
  This paper provides an advanced method to improve results of three stage inversion algorithm using polarimetric synthetic aperture radar interferometry (PolInSAR) technique based on Random Volume over Ground model. In conventional three stage method, the ground phase, extinction coefficient and volume ...  Read More

علمی - پژوهشی
A New Method in Image Matching Based on Spatial Relationships in Multi-Sensor Remote Sensing Images

Z Hossein-Nejad; M Nasri

Volume 9, Issue 4 , May 2017, Pages 72-94

Abstract
  Image registration process is one of the most important branches in the field of image processing, which is an essential preprocessing for the use of remote sensing. Scale invariant feature transform (SIFT) is one of the most commonly used feature-based methods for registration of images. However, a ...  Read More

علمی - پژوهشی
Prediction of Gully Erosion Using RADAR Sensor of Alos and Maximum Entropy Model in Alvand Basin

S Pirouzinejad; Solaimani, K Solaimani; M Habibnejad Roshan; R Zakerinejad

Volume 9, Issue 4 , May 2017, Pages 95-110

Abstract
  The evidences showing that remote sensing has a significant role as a powerful tool around the world, which can reduced the costs and time of projects, especially since they have a comprehensive view of the large areas where are difficult to access. This study has aimed to predict gully erosion using ...  Read More

علمی - پژوهشی
Evaluation of Vegetation Indices to Recognizing Wheat Leaf and Yellow Rust at Canopy Scale

D Ashourloo; H Aghighi; A.A Matkan; H Nematollahi

Volume 9, Issue 4 , May 2017, Pages 111-128

Abstract
  Wheat rust is one of the important diseases of cereal crops in Iran and other countries in the world which imposes irreparable damages to the agricultural economy. In this study, the effects of the leaf and yellow rust disease on wheat leaves reflectance were studied. For this purpose, various vegetation ...  Read More