Intelligent mapping with remote sensing， iMap
Peng Gong · National Remote Sensing Bulletin · 2021
Abstract：Mapping as a human cognition behavior has experienced four stages: illustrative mapping, surveying and mapping, mapping with remote sensing, and now entering into intelligent mapping age -iMap.In this note, I argue that the next generation iMap needs at least five elements.These include flexible and cross-walkable purpose of mapping cutting across spatio-temporal scales, powerful knowledge transfer that harness digital library and knowledge extracted from the cyberspace, a diverse sources of data including social big data, an ensembled use of multiple algorithms for pattern recognition (i.e., Earth surface type labelling and target recognition), and a mapping platform that is easy to use by laypersons.