Crop classification based on multi-temporal satellite remote sensing data for agro-advisory services

Author(s):  
Yogita Karale ◽  
Jayant Mohite ◽  
Bhushan Jagyasi
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 832 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chunhua Liao ◽  
Jinfei Wang ◽  
Qinghua Xie ◽  
Ayman Al Baz ◽  
Xiaodong Huang ◽  
...  

Annual crop inventory information is important for many agriculture applications and government statistics. The synergistic use of multi-temporal polarimetric synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and available multispectral remote sensing data can reduce the temporal gaps and provide the spectral and polarimetric information of the crops, which is effective for crop classification in areas with frequent cloud interference. The main objectives of this study are to develop a deep learning model to map agricultural areas using multi-temporal full polarimetric SAR and multi-spectral remote sensing data, and to evaluate the influence of different input features on the performance of deep learning methods in crop classification. In this study, a one-dimensional convolutional neural network (Conv1D) was proposed and tested on multi-temporal RADARSAT-2 and VENµS data for crop classification. Compared with the Multi-Layer Perceptron (MLP), Recurrent Neural Network (RNN) and non-deep learning methods including XGBoost, Random Forest (RF), and Support Vector Machina (SVM), the Conv1D performed the best when the multi-temporal RADARSAT-2 data (Pauli decomposition or coherency matrix) and VENµS multispectral data were fused by the Minimum Noise Fraction (MNF) transformation. The Pauli decomposition and coherency matrix gave similar overall accuracy (OA) for Conv1D when fused with the VENµS data by the MNF transformation (OA = 96.65 ± 1.03% and 96.72 ± 0.77%). The MNF transformation improved the OA and F-score for most classes when Conv1D was used. The results reveal that the coherency matrix has a great potential in crop classification and the MNF transformation of multi-temporal RADARSAT-2 and VENµS data can enhance the performance of Conv1D.


2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bingfeng Yang ◽  
Qiao Wang ◽  
Changzuo Wang ◽  
Huawei Wan ◽  
Yipeng Yang ◽  
...  

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