APPLICATIONS OF SATELLITE PLATFORMS AND MACHINE LEARNING FOR MAPPING AND MONITORING GRASSLANDS AND PASTURES: A SYSTEMATIC AND COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW DOI Creative Commons
Daniele Pinna, Andrea Pezzuolo, Alessia Cogato

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Smart Agricultural Technology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 100571 - 100571

Published: Sept. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

The Widespread Use of Remote Sensing in Asbestos, Vegetation, Oil and Gas, and Geology Applications DOI Creative Commons
Leydy K. Torres Gil, David Valdelamar Martínez, Manuel Saba

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Atmosphere, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 14(1), P. 172 - 172

Published: Jan. 13, 2023

Remote sensing is the technique of acquiring data from earth’s surface sensors installed on satellites or manned unmanned aircrafts. Its use common in dozens sectors science and technology, agriculture, atmosphere, soil, water, land surface, oceans coasts, snow ice, natural disasters, among others. This article focuses an in-depth literature review some most promising disciplines, which are asbestos–cement roof identification, vegetation oil gas industry, geology, with aim having clarity trends research these issues at international level. The relevant problems each sector have been highlighted, evidencing need for future area light technological advances multi- hyperspectral availability satellite images more precise spatial resolution. A bibliometric analysis proposed discipline network related keywords discussed. Finally, results suggest that policymakers, urban planners, mine, companies should consider remote as primary tool when planning comprehensive development strategies field parameter multitemporal analysis.

Language: Английский

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Mapping Vegetation Changes in Mongolian Grasslands (1990–2024) Using Landsat Data and Advanced Machine Learning Algorithm DOI Creative Commons
Mandakh Nyamtseren, Tien Dat Pham,

Thuy Thi Phuong Vu

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Remote Sensing, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(3), P. 400 - 400

Published: Jan. 24, 2025

Grassland ecosystems provide a range of services in semi-arid and arid regions. However, they have significantly declined due to overgrazing desertification. In the current study, we employed Landsat time series data (TM, OLI, OLI-2) spanning from 1990 2024, combined with vegetation indices such as NDVI SAVI, along NDWI digital elevation models (DEMs), analyze land cover dynamics Ugii Lake watershed area, Mongolia. By integrating multisource remote sensing into advanced XGBoost (extreme gradient boosting) machine learning algorithm, achieved high classification accuracy, overall accuracies exceeding 94% Kappa coefficients greater than 0.92. The results revealed decline montane grasslands (−6.2%) an increase other grassland types, suggesting ecosystem redistribution influenced by climatic anthropogenic factors. Cropland exhibited resilience, recovering significant 1990s moderate growth 2024. Our findings highlight stability barren underscore pressures ecological degradation human activities. This study provides up-to-date statistical support decision-making conservation sustainable management Mongolia under changing conditions.

Language: Английский

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Spatiotemporal fusion of multi-source remote sensing data for estimating aboveground biomass of grassland DOI Creative Commons

Zhou Yajun,

Tingxi Liu, Okke Batelaan

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Ecological Indicators, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 146, P. 109892 - 109892

Published: Jan. 13, 2023

Accurate estimation of aboveground biomass grasslands is key to sustainable grassland utilization. However, most satellites cannot provide high temporal and spatial resolution data. Patterns dynamics associated with variability in climate conditions across spatiotemporal scales are yet be adequately quantified. A fusion model offers the opportunity combine advantages different remote sensing data achieve a frequency precision monitoring vegetation. We test flexible (FSDAF) methodology generate synthetic normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) from Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Landsat sets. The tested for semi-arid Xilin River Basin, China. Based on NDVI field measured an established watershed. Exploring changes its relationship environmental factors. results show that: (1) FSDAF performs well (R2 = 0.75) has clear textural features. (2) Support Vector Machine Aboveground Biomass not only ensured accuracy 0.78, RMSE 15.43 g/m2), but also generated maps higher (30 m) (8 days). (3) this area decreases southeast northwest, reaches peak at end July. average order meadow > typical desert grassland. (4) increased linearly increasing water content, organic carbon total nitrogen, was sensitive soil content. During early growing rapid period, mainly affected by both air temperature precipitation, while effects human activities gradually dominate middle late periods. This study helps improve dynamic biomass, provides scientific basis protection management arid regions.

Language: Английский

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Using Remote Sensing Vegetation Indices for the Discrimination and Monitoring of Agricultural Crops: A Critical Review DOI Creative Commons
Roxana Vidican, Anamaria Mălinaş, Ovidiu RANTA

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Agronomy, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 13(12), P. 3040 - 3040

Published: Dec. 12, 2023

The agricultural sector is currently confronting multifaceted challenges such as an increased food demand, slow adoption of sustainable farming, a need for climate-resilient systems, resource inequity, and the protection small-scale farmers’ practices. These issues are integral to security environmental health. Remote sensing technologies can assist precision agriculture in effectively addressing these complex problems by providing farmers with high-resolution lenses. use vegetation indices (VIs) essential component remote sensing, which combines variability spectral reflectance value (derived from data) growth stage crops. A wide array VIs be used classify crops evaluate their state However, precisely this high number leads difficulty selecting best VI combination specific objectives. Without thorough documentation analysis appropriate VIs, users might find it difficult data or obtain results very low accuracy. Thus, objective review conduct critical existing art on effective discrimination monitoring several important (wheat, corn, sunflower, soybean, rape, potatoes, forage crops), grasslands meadows. This could highly useful all stakeholders involved activities. current has shown that appear suitable mapping crops, meadows pastures. Sentinel-1 Sentinel-2 were most utilized sources, while some frequently EVI, LAI, NDVI, GNDVI, PSRI, SAVI. In studies, needed employed achieve good prediction yields. main using related variation characteristics during period similarities signatures various semi-natural further studies establish models satellite would prove have greater accuracy provide more relevant information efficient

Language: Английский

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Ecosystem health assessment and approaches to improve Sichuan Province based on an improved vigor organization resilience model DOI Creative Commons
Junjie Lei,

Chengsong Li,

Wunian Yang

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Ecological Indicators, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 155, P. 110925 - 110925

Published: Sept. 15, 2023

Ecological degradation is a global issue that seriously threatens sustainable human development, and the evaluation of ecosystem health (EH) primary condition for regional ecological restoration work. In this study, we optimized classic vigor organization resilience (VOR) model analyzed spatial distribution pattern index (EHI) in Sichuan Province 2020 2005. We determined land zone (ESZ), (EDZ), improvement (EIZ) Province. The results indicate (1) kappa values VOR models 2005 were 33.84 32.74, respectively, which below 100. (2) ranges EHI 0.238–0.892 0.218–0.896, respectively. (3) areas EDZ EIZ 41781.84 26032 km2, accounting 8.58 5.35% total area Province, (4) ESZ accounts 36.46% This study beneficial eco-environmental management departments to develop strategies based on local ESZ, EDZ, EIZ.

Language: Английский

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An improved fusion of Landsat-7/8, Sentinel-2, and Sentinel-1 data for monitoring alfalfa: Implications for crop remote sensing DOI Creative Commons
Jiang Chen, Zhou Zhang

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 124, P. 103533 - 103533

Published: Oct. 22, 2023

Precision agriculture management with remote sensing big data provides a promising solution to monitor crops. Alfalfa is an important forage crop for various livestock around the world. Unlike corn and soybean, alfalfa growth difficult describe using typical phenological curve since it characterized by monthly harvest rapid regrowth. Limited availability of high spatio-temporal resolution from single satellite sensor, there have been few studies reported on remotely monitoring alfalfa. Fusion Landsat/Sentinel-2 optical Sentinel-1 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) can improve data. However, form unified SAR image multisource satellites, are still four issues during fusion. To overcome these challenges, this study proposes improved fusion Landsat-7/8, Sentinel-2, The framework includes three models, namely Landsat2Sentinel-2, SAR2Optical, Optical2SAR. results indicate that random forest (RF) algorithm known spectral bands, Landsat2Sentinel-2 model improves Landsat-based surface red edge reflectance root mean square error (RMSE) reduced 28.22–31.16 % compared multiple linear regression models. In addition, RMSE was further 22.61–23.58 if considering solar angles in RF algorithm. Compared traditional model, more accurately fused vegetation indices (VIs) derived Landsat Sentinel-2 46.81–51.16 %. SAR2Optical VIs 32.18–34.59 benefited involved climate Optical2SAR generated optical-based data, proving be reciprocally fused. Moreover, developed models present accuracy fusing at both top-of-atmosphere (TOA) levels. On other hand, proposed used build across different types. Overall, demonstrated has great potential crops satellites.

Language: Английский

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Arctic tundra shrubification can obscure increasing levels of soil erosion in NDVI assessments of land cover derived from satellite imagery DOI Creative Commons
Georg Kodl, Richard Streeter, Nick A. Cutler

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Remote Sensing of Environment, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 301, P. 113935 - 113935

Published: Dec. 12, 2023

Monitoring soil erosion in the Arctic tundra is complicated by highly fragmentated nature of landscape and limited spatial resolution even high-resolution satellite data. The expansion shrubs across has led to substantial changes vegetation composition that alter spectral reflectance directly affect indices such as normalized difference index (NDVI), which widely applied for environmental monitoring. This change can mask if datasets with too coarse resolutions are used, increases NDVI driven shrub obscure concurrent barren land cover. Here we created cover maps from a multispectral uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) survey assessed imagery PlanetScope, Sentinel-2 Landsat-8 several areas north-eastern Iceland. Additionally, used novel application Shannon evenness (SHEI) evaluate levels pixel mixing. Our results show lead confusion, processes emphasize importance considering when monitoring fragmented landscapes. We demonstrate remote sensing data < 3 m greatly improves amount information captured an Icelandic environment. Landsat (30 m) inadequate our study area. found best platform combination UAV acquisitions validation. potential improve capabilities introducing use SHEI assess mixing determine optimal resolutions. approach combined comparing different time scales significantly advances comprehension changes, including greening degradation, tundra.

Language: Английский

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The utility of Planetscope spectral data in quantifying above-ground carbon stock in an urban reforested landscape DOI Creative Commons
Collins Matiza, Onisimo Mutanga, John Odindi

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Ecological Informatics, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 80, P. 102472 - 102472

Published: Jan. 20, 2024

Language: Английский

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Explainable machine learning-based fractional vegetation cover inversion and performance optimization – A case study of an alpine grassland on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau DOI Creative Commons
Xinhong Li, Jianjun Chen, Zizhen Chen

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Ecological Informatics, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 82, P. 102768 - 102768

Published: Aug. 10, 2024

Fractional Vegetation Cover (FVC) serves as a crucial indicator in ecological sustainability and climate change monitoring. While machine learning is the primary method for FVC inversion, there are still certain shortcomings feature selection, hyperparameter tuning, underlying surface heterogeneity, explainability. Addressing these challenges, this study leveraged extensive field data from Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Initially, selection algorithm combining genetic algorithms XGBoost was proposed. This integrated with Optuna tuning method, forming GA-OP combination to optimize learning. Furthermore, comparative analyses of various models inversion alpine grassland were conducted, followed by an investigation into impact heterogeneity on performance using NDVI Coefficient Variation (NDVI-CV). Lastly, SHAP (Shapley Additive exPlanations) employed both global local interpretations optimal model. The results indicated that: (1) exhibited favorable terms computational cost accuracy, demonstrating significant potential tuning. (2) Stacking model achieved among seven (R2 = 0.867, RMSE 0.12, RPD 2.552, BIAS −0.0005, VAR 0.014), ranking follows: > CatBoost LightGBM RFR KNN SVR. (3) NDVI-CV enhanced result reliability excluding highly heterogeneous regions that tended be either overestimated or underestimated. (4) revealed decision-making processes perspectives. allowed deeper exploration causality between features targets. developed high-precision scheme, successfully achieving accurate proposed approach provides valuable references other parameter inversions.

Language: Английский

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Impacts of climate change on fractional vegetation coverage of temperate grasslands in China from 1982 to 2015 DOI

Rong Ma,

Jiaqi Zhang, Xiangjin Shen

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Journal of Environmental Management, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 350, P. 119694 - 119694

Published: Nov. 29, 2023

Language: Английский

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