Remote Sensing,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
17(1), P. 57 - 57
Published: Dec. 27, 2024
Accurately
mapping
paddy
rice
is
crucial
for
food
security,
sustainable
agricultural
management
and
environmental
protection.
Recently,
Sentinel-2
optical
images
with
a
spatial
resolution
of
10
m
repeat
cycle
five
days
have
demonstrated
enormous
potential
fields.
However,
the
influence
temporal
selection
on
still
unclear.
In
this
study,
optimal
windows
were
detected
by
considering
all
possible
combinations
during
growing
stages
from
constructed
cloud-free
10-day
time
series
assessing
classification
performances
combination
schemes
F1_score.
The
results
indicated
that
two
or
three
phases
necessary
early-cropping
(EP)
late-cropping
(LP),
achieving
F1_score
aim
0.96.
detection
single-cropping
(SP)
requires
to
can
obtain
0.94.
Additionally,
an
automatic
workflow
has
been
developed,
which
does
not
require
any
cloud
removal
but
provides
complete
coverage,
suitable
regions
frequent
rain
clouds.
Through
verification
in
study
area
Yiwu,
China,
discrepancies
between
statistics
within
5%,
demonstrating
rationality
efficiency
proposed
framework.
Remote Sensing,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(23), P. 4548 - 4548
Published: Dec. 4, 2024
Accurate
crop
type
mapping
using
satellite
imagery
is
crucial
for
food
security,
yet
accurately
distinguishing
between
crops
with
similar
spectral
signatures
challenging.
This
study
assessed
the
performance
of
Sentinel-2
(S2)
time
series
(spectral
bands
and
vegetation
indices),
Sentinel-1
(S1)
(backscattering
coefficients
polarimetric
parameters),
alongside
phenological
features
derived
from
both
S1
S2
(harmonic
median
features),
classifying
sunflower,
soybean,
maize.
Random
Forest
(RF),
Multi-Layer
Perceptron
(MLP),
XGBoost
classifiers
were
applied
across
various
dataset
configurations
train-test
splits
over
two
sites
years
in
France.
Additionally,
InceptionTime
classifier,
specifically
designed
data,
was
tested
exclusively
datasets
to
compare
its
against
three
general
machine
learning
algorithms
(RF,
XGBoost,
MLP).
The
results
showed
that
outperformed
RF
MLP
crops.
optimal
all
combined
backscattering
indices,
comparable
data
(mean
F1
scores
89.9%
76.6%
91.1%
maize).
However,
when
individual
sensors,
while
superior
soybean
Both
produced
close
mean
spatial,
temporal,
spatiotemporal
transfer
scenarios,
though
best
choice
transfer.
Polarimetric
did
not
yield
effective
results.
classifier
further
improved
classification
accuracy
crops,
degree
improvement
varying
by
(the
highest
90.6%
86.0%
93.5%
Research Square (Research Square),
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 4, 2024
Abstract
The
risk
of
floods
from
tropical
storms
is
increasing
due
to
climate
change
and
human
development.
Maps
past
flood
extents
can
aid
in
planning
mitigation
efforts
decrease
risk.
In
2021,
Hurricane
Ida
slowed
over
the
Mid-Atlantic
Northeast
United
States
released
unprecedented
rainfall.
Satellite
imagery
Random
Forest
algorithm
are
a
reliable
combination
map
extents.
However,
this
not
usually
applied
urban
areas.
We
used
Sentinel-2
(10
m),
along
with
derived
indices,
elevation,
land
cover
data,
as
inputs
model
make
new
extent
for
southeastern
Pennsylvania.
was
trained
validated
dataset
created
input
PlanetScope
(3
m)
social
media
posts
related
event.
overall
accuracy
99%,
class
had
user’s
producer’s
each
99%.
then
compared
Federal
Emergency
Management
Agency
(FEMA)
zones
at
county
tract
level
found
that
more
flooding
occurred
Minimal
Hazard
zone
than
500-year
zone.
Our
relies
on
publicly
available
data
software
efficiently
accurately
be
deployed
other
Flood
maps
like
one
developed
here
help
decision-makers
focus
recovery
resilience.
PLoS ONE,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
19(12), P. e0309982 - e0309982
Published: Dec. 12, 2024
Timely
and
accurately
estimating
rice
yields
is
crucial
for
supporting
food
security
management,
agricultural
policy
development,
climate
change
adaptation
in
rice-producing
countries
such
as
Bangladesh.
To
address
this
need,
study
introduced
a
workflow
to
enable
timely
precise
yield
estimation
at
sub-district
scale
(1,000-meter
spatial
resolution).
However,
significant
gap
exists
the
application
of
remote
sensing
methods
government-reported
management
high
resolution.
Current
are
limited
specific
regions
primarily
used
research,
lacking
integration
into
national
reporting
systems.
Additionally,
there
no
consistent
yearly
boro
map
scale,
hindering
localized
decision-making.
This
leveraged
MODIS
annual
district-level
data
train
random
forest
model
1,000-meter
resolution
from
2002
2021.
The
results
revealed
mean
percentage
root
square
error
(RMSE)
8.07%
12.96%
when
validation
was
conducted
using
reported
district
crop-cut
data,
respectively.
estimated
varies
with
an
uncertainty
range
between
0.40
0.45
tons
per
hectare
across
Furthermore,
trend
analysis
performed
on
2021
modified
Mann-Kendall
test
95%
confidence
interval
(p
<
0.05).
In
Bangladesh,
23%
area
exhibits
increasing
yield,
0.11%
shows
decreasing
trend,
76.51%
demonstrates
yield.
Given
that
first
attempt
estimate
over
two
decades
mid-season
estimates
scalable
space
time,
offering
potential
strengthening
proposed
can
be
easily
applied
other
worldwide.