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The influence of data density and integration on forest canopy cover mapping using Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 time series in Mediterranean oak forests / Vahid Nasiri in ISPRS International journal of geo-information, vol 11 n° 8 (August 2022)  

Public [article]  inISPRS International journal of geo-information > vol 11 n° 8 (August 2022) . - n° 423 Titre : The influence of data density and integration on forest canopy cover mapping using Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 time series in Mediterranean oak forests Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Vahid Nasiri, Auteur ; Seyed Mohammad Moein Sadeghi, Auteur ; Fardin Moradi, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Article en page(s) : n° 423 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Applications de télédétection [Termes IGN] apprentissage automatique [Termes IGN] canopée [Termes IGN] classification et arbre de régression [Termes IGN] classification par forêts d'arbres décisionnels [Termes IGN] classification par séparateurs à vaste marge [Termes IGN] couvert forestier [Termes IGN] forêt méditerranéenne [Termes IGN] Google Earth Engine [Termes IGN] image Sentinel-MSI [Termes IGN] image Sentinel-SAR [Termes IGN] Iran [Termes IGN] placette d'échantillonnage [Termes IGN] Quercus (genre) Résumé : (auteur) Forest canopy cover (FCC) is one of the most important forest inventory parameters and plays a critical role in evaluating forest functions. This study examines the potential of integrating Sentinel-1 (S-1) and Sentinel-2 (S-2) data to map FCC in the heterogeneous Mediterranean oak forests of western Iran in different data densities (one-year datasets vs. three-year datasets). This study used very high-resolution satellite images from Google Earth, gridded points, and field inventory plots to generate a reference dataset. Based on it, four FCC classes were defined, namely non-forest, sparse forest (FCC = 1–30%), medium-density forest (FCC = 31–60%), and dense forest (FCC > 60%). In this study, three machine learning (ML) models, including Random Forest (RF), Support Vector Machine (SVM), and Classification and Regression Tree (CART), were used in the Google Earth Engine and their performance was compared for classification. Results showed that the SVM produced the highest accuracy on FCC mapping. The three-year time series increased the ability of all ML models to classify FCC classes, in particular the sparse forest class, which was not distinguished well by the one-year dataset. Class-level accuracy assessment results showed a remarkable increase in F-1 scores for sparse forest classification by integrating S-1 and S-2 (10.4% to 18.2% increased for the CART and SVM ML models, respectively). In conclusion, the synergetic use of S-1 and S-2 spectral temporal metrics improved the classification accuracy compared to that obtained using only S-2. The study relied on open data and freely available tools and can be integrated into national monitoring systems of FCC in Mediterranean oak forests of Iran and neighboring countries with similar forest attributes. Numéro de notice : A2022-649 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET/IMAGERIE Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.3390/ijgi11080423 Date de publication en ligne : 26/07/2022 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi11080423 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=101465 [article]