Remote Sensing Impact Analysis for Coastal Ecotones

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current monitoring methods for the impact of port construction on coastal ecotones are scattered, lack overall and integrated solutions, and fail to capture dynamic changes effectively, leading to inadequate understanding and ecological protection.

Innovation Solution

A method using remote sensing data to analyze the impact of port construction on coastal ecotones, involving data collection, preprocessing, establishment of human disturbance indexes, and generation of spatio-temporal distribution maps to quantify and visualize the impact.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of manufacture

If scattered monitoring methods are used for port construction impact, then implementation simplicity is maintained, but monitoring comprehensiveness and effectiveness deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveimplementation simplicityVSAvoidmonitoring comprehensiveness
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges multiple monitoring methods (remote sensing, GIS, field surveys) into a unified integrated monitoring system. This combination allows the system to maintain implementation simplicity while achieving comprehensive monitoring coverage, resolving the contradiction between ease of implementation and monitoring comprehensiveness.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The integrated monitoring system is designed with multi-functionality, capable of performing various monitoring tasks (ecological environment monitoring, construction progress monitoring, impact assessment) through a single unified platform. This universal approach eliminates the need for multiple separate monitoring systems while maintaining operational simplicity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Loss of energy

If existing monitoring frequency is used, then resource consumption is reduced, but ability to capture dynamic changes deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresource consumptionVSAvoidability to capture dynamic changes
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of energyVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a dynamic monitoring frequency adjustment mechanism that adapts the monitoring interval based on construction phase and ecological sensitivity. During critical construction phases or in sensitive ecological zones, monitoring frequency automatically increases to capture dynamic changes, while during stable periods frequency decreases to conserve resources, thus resolving the contradiction between resource consumption and measurement precision.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Reliability

If comprehensive remote sensing monitoring is implemented, then monitoring effectiveness is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemonitoring effectivenessVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the comprehensive monitoring system into distinct functional modules (data acquisition module, data processing module, analysis module, reporting module). Each module handles specific tasks independently, making the overall complex system manageable and maintainable while preserving monitoring effectiveness. The segmentation allows parallel processing and reduces inter-module dependencies.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

4Loss of information

If multi-temporal satellite images are used for analysis, then understanding of spatio-temporal changes is improved, but data processing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveunderstanding of spatio-temporal changesVSAvoiddata processing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces GIS technology as an intermediary between multi-temporal satellite images and impact analysis. The GIS platform serves as a mediator that automatically performs temporal image alignment, change detection, and spatio-temporal analysis, reducing the manual processing complexity while preserving comprehensive understanding of ecological changes over time and space.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS20250045901A1Method for impact analysis of port construction on coastal ecotone based on remote sensing data
Publication Date: 2025.02.06 DALIAN UNIV OF TECH
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AI summary

The present invention provides a method for impact analysis of port construction on a coastal ecotone based on remote sensing data, which belongs to the technical field of remote sensing application. The method quantifies landscape data and satellite image data, and then converts the data into intuitive images to observe the spatio-temporal change of the coastal ecotone after port construction. The method includes: step 1: obtaining remote sensing image data of a research region; step 2: preprocessing the remote sensing image data to obtain processed images; step 3: establishing an evaluation system of human disturbance indexes; and step 4: generating a spatio-temporal distribution map of regional disturbance indexes. The present invention provides a method capable of quantifying the impact range and the impact degree of the port construction factor on the coastal ecotone, provides an idea for reducing the impact of port construction on a surrounding environment.