Illegal Dumping Monitoring System in Hiroshima Prefecture Using Anomaly Detection Methods with Satellite Data

Abstract

We developed a system for monitoring illegal dumping in Japan's Hiroshima prefecture. The system uses anomaly detection based on the remote sensing provided synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite. We describe the method of anomaly detection and the system's validation herein. With the use of a time series analysis of SAR backscatter, our validation results provided a significant amount of intelligence/information for anomaly detection. We plan to update the system operation management and anomaly detection.