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The real potential of current passive satellite data to map aboveground biomass in tropical forests / Nidhi Jha in Remote sensing in ecology and conservation, vol 7 n° 3 (September 2021)  

Public [article]  inRemote sensing in ecology and conservation > vol 7 n° 3 (September 2021) . - pp 504 - 520 Titre : The real potential of current passive satellite data to map aboveground biomass in tropical forests Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Nidhi Jha, Auteur ; Nitin Kumar Tripathi, Auteur ; Nicolas Barbier, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2021 Article en page(s) : pp 504 - 520 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Applications de télédétection [Termes IGN] analyse comparative [Termes IGN] biomasse aérienne [Termes IGN] forêt tropicale [Termes IGN] image Landsat-8 [Termes IGN] image Sentinel-MSI [Termes IGN] image Worldview [Termes IGN] Thaïlande Résumé : (auteur) Forest biomass estimation at large scale is challenging and generally entails large uncertainty in tropical regions. With their wall-to-wall coverage ability, passive remote sensing signals are frequently used to extrapolate field estimates of forest aboveground biomass (AGB). However, studies often use limited reference data and/or flawed validation schemes and thus report unreliable extrapolation error estimates. Here, we compared the ability of three medium- to high-resolution passive satellite sensors, Landsat-8 (L8), Sentinel-2B (S2) and Worldview-3 (WV3), to map AGB in a forest landscape of Thailand. We used a large airborne LiDAR-derived AGB dataset as a reference to train and validate a random forest algorithm and conducted robust error assessments and variable selection using spatialized cross-validations. Our results indicate that the selected predictors strongly varied among the three sensors and between analyses restricted to low (≤200 Mg ha−1) and high (>200 Mg ha−1) AGB areas. WV3 and S2 data outperformed L8 data to extrapolate AGB (RMSE of 68 and 72 against 84 Mg ha−1, respectively) due to the inclusion of the red-edge band and, probably, to their higher spatial and spectral resolution. Sensitivity to large AGB values was higher for WV3 than for S2 and L8 with saturation point of 247 Mg ha−1 against 204 and 192 Mg ha−1. AGB values above these saturation points remained poorly predictable, especially for L8, indicating that several tropical forest AGB maps should be interpreted with extreme caution. However, predicted gradients of lower AGB values (≤200 Mg ha−1), i.e., in early forest successional stages, were fairly consistent among sensors (r > 0.70), even if the mean absolute difference between estimates was large when AGB predictions were extrapolated out of the calibration area at regional level (34%). We finally showed that calibrating the model only within the sensitivity AGB domain (e.g., Numéro de notice : A2021-731 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET/IMAGERIE Nature : Article DOI : 10.1002/rse2.203 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1002/rse2.203 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=98676 [article]

Fast unsupervised multi-scale characterization of urban landscapes based on Earth observation data / Claire Teillet in Remote sensing, vol 13 n° 12 (June-2 2021)  

Public [article]  inRemote sensing > vol 13 n° 12 (June-2 2021) . - n° 2398 Titre : Fast unsupervised multi-scale characterization of urban landscapes based on Earth observation data Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Claire Teillet, Auteur ; Benjamin Pillot, Auteur ; Thibault Catry, Auteur ; Laurent Demagistri, Auteur ; Dominique Lyszczarz, Auteur ; Marc Lang, Auteur ; Pierre Couteron, Auteur ; Nicolas Barbier, Auteur ; Arsène Adou Kouassi, Auteur ; Quentin Gunther, Auteur ; Nadine Dessay, Auteur Année de publication : 2021 Projets : GeoSud / , TOSCA / Article en page(s) : n° 2398 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Applications de télédétection [Termes IGN] Bouaké [Termes IGN] Brasilia [Termes IGN] caractérisation [Termes IGN] empreinte [Termes IGN] image Pléiades-HR [Termes IGN] image Sentinel-MSI [Termes IGN] paysage urbain [Termes IGN] texture d'image [Termes IGN] zone urbaine Résumé : (auteur) Most remote sensing studies of urban areas focus on a single scale, using supervised methodologies and very few analyses focus on the “neighborhood” scale. The lack of multi-scale analysis, together with the scarcity of training and validation datasets in many countries lead us to propose a single fast unsupervised method for the characterization of urban areas. With the FOTOTEX algorithm, this paper introduces a texture-based method to characterize urban areas at three nested scales: macro-scale (urban footprint), meso-scale (“neighbourhoods”) and micro-scale (objects). FOTOTEX combines a Fast Fourier Transform and a Principal Component Analysis to convert texture into frequency signal. Several parameters were tested over Sentinel-2 and Pleiades imagery on Bouake and Brasilia. Results showed that a single Sentinel-2 image better assesses the urban footprint than the global products. Pleiades images allowed discriminating neighbourhoods and urban objects using texture, which is correlated with metrics such as building density, built-up and vegetation proportions. The best configurations for each scale of analysis were determined and recommendations provided to users. The open FOTOTEX algorithm demonstrated a strong potential to characterize the three nested scales of urban areas, especially when training and validation data are scarce, and computing resources limited. Numéro de notice : A2021-505 Affiliation des auteurs : ENSG+Ext (2020- ) Autre URL associée : vers HAL Thématique : IMAGERIE/INFORMATIQUE/URBANISME Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.3390/rs13122398 Date de publication en ligne : 19/06/2021 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13122398 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=98125 [article]

Using terrestrial laser scanning data to estimate large tropical trees biomass and calibrate allometric models: A comparison with traditional destructive approach / Stéphane Momo Takoudjou in Methods in ecology and evolution, vol 9 n° 4 (April 2018)  

Public [article]  inMethods in ecology and evolution > vol 9 n° 4 (April 2018) . - pp 905 - 916 Titre : Using terrestrial laser scanning data to estimate large tropical trees biomass and calibrate allometric models: A comparison with traditional destructive approach Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Stéphane Momo Takoudjou, Auteur ; Pierre Ploton, Auteur ; Bonaventure Sonké, Auteur ; Jan Hackenberg , Auteur ; Sébastien Griffon, Auteur ; François de Coligny, Auteur ; Narcisse Guy Kamdem, Auteur ; Moses Libalah, Auteur ; Gislain 2 Mofack, Auteur ; Gilles Le Moguédec, Auteur ; Raphaël Pélissier, Auteur ; Nicolas Barbier, Auteur Année de publication : 2018 Projets : 3-projet - voir note / Article en page(s) : pp 905 - 916 Note générale : bibliographie Funding Information : Global Environment Facility (Grant Number: TF010038), World Bank and French Government scholarship Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] Afrique centrale [Termes IGN] AMAPstudio - Scan [Termes IGN] biomasse aérienne [Termes IGN] Cameroun [Termes IGN] données lidar [Termes IGN] données localisées 3D [Termes IGN] forêt tropicale [Termes IGN] modèle de croissance végétale [Termes IGN] puits de carbone [Termes IGN] volume en bois [Vedettes matières IGN] Végétation et changement climatique Mots-clés libres : Quantitative Structure Model Résumé : (auteur) Calibration of local, regional or global allometric equations to estimate biomass at the tree level constitutes a significant burden on projects aiming at reducing Carbon emissions from forest degradation and deforestation. The objective of this contribution is to assess the precision and accuracy of Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) for estimating volumes and above‐ground biomass (AGB) of the woody parts of tropical trees, and for the calibration of allometric models. We used a destructive dataset of 61 trees, with diameters and AGB of up to 186.6 cm and 60 Mg respectively, which were scanned, felled and weighed in the semi‐deciduous forests of eastern Cameroon. We present an operational approach based on available software allowing the retrieving of TLS volume with low bias and high accuracy for large tropical trees. Edition of the obtained models proved necessary, mainly to account for the complexity of buttressed parts of tree trunks, which were separately modelled through a meshing approach, and to bring a few corrections in the topology and geometry of branches, thanks to the amapstudio‐scan software. Over the entire dataset, TLS‐derived volumes proved highly reliable for branches larger than 5 cm in diameter. The volumes of the remaining woody parts estimated for stumps, stems and crowns as well as for the whole tree proved very accurate (RMSE below 2.81% and R² above of .98) and unbiased. Once converted into AGB using mean local‐specific wood density values, TLS estimates allowed calibrating a biomass allometric model with coefficients statistically undistinguishable from those of a model based on destructive data. The Unedited Quantitative Structure Model (QSM) however leads to systematic overestimations of woody volumes and subsequently to significantly different allometric parameters. We can therefore conclude that a non‐destructive TLS approach can now be used as an operational alternative to traditional destructive sampling to build the allometric equations, although attention must be paid to the quality of QSM model adjustments to avoid systematic bias. Numéro de notice : A2018-205 Affiliation des auteurs : LIF+Ext (2012-2019) Thématique : FORET/IMAGERIE Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueNat DOI : 10.1111/2041-210X.12933 Date de publication en ligne : 07/11/2017 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.12933 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=93819 [article]

Regional scale rain-forest height mapping using regression-kriging of spaceborne and airborne Lidar data: application on French Guiana / Ibrahim Fayad in Remote sensing, vol 8 n° 3 (March 2016)  

Public [article]  inRemote sensing > vol 8 n° 3 (March 2016) Titre : Regional scale rain-forest height mapping using regression-kriging of spaceborne and airborne Lidar data: application on French Guiana Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Ibrahim Fayad, Auteur ; Nicolas Baghdadi, Auteur ; Jean-Stéphane Bailly, Auteur ; Nicolas Barbier, Auteur ; Valéry Gond, Auteur ; Bruno Hérault, Auteur ; Mahmoud El-Hajj, Auteur ; Frédéric Fabre, Auteur ; José Perrin, Auteur Année de publication : 2016 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Lasergrammétrie [Termes IGN] classification par forêts aléatoires [Termes IGN] données IceSat-Glas [Termes IGN] données lidar [Termes IGN] données localisées 3D [Termes IGN] forêt tropicale [Termes IGN] Guyane (département français) [Termes IGN] hauteur des arbres [Termes IGN] krigeage [Termes IGN] régression Résumé : (auteur) LiDAR data has been successfully used to estimate forest parameters such as canopy heights and biomass. Major limitation of LiDAR systems (airborne and spaceborne) arises from their limited spatial coverage. In this study, we present a technique for canopy height mapping using airborne and spaceborne LiDAR data (from the Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS)). First, canopy heights extracted from both airborne and spaceborne LiDAR were extrapolated from available environmental data. The estimated canopy height maps using Random Forest (RF) regression from airborne or GLAS calibration datasets showed similar precisions (~6 m). To improve the precision of canopy height estimates, regression-kriging was used. Results indicated an improvement in terms of root mean square error (RMSE, from 6.5 to 4.2 m) using the GLAS dataset, and from 5.8 to 1.8 m using the airborne LiDAR dataset. Finally, in order to investigate the impact of the spatial sampling of future LiDAR missions on canopy height estimates precision, six subsets were derived from the initial airborne LiDAR dataset. Results indicated that using the regression-kriging approach a precision of 1.8 m on the canopy height map was achievable with a flight line spacing of 5 km. This precision decreased to 4.8 m for flight line spacing of 50 km. Numéro de notice : A2016--121 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET/IMAGERIE Nature : Article En ligne : http://doi.org/10.3390/rs8030240 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=84818 [article]