Performance across WorldView-2 and RapidEye for reproducible seagrass mapping.

ABSTRACT: Satellite remote sensing offers an effective remedy to challenges in ground-based and aerial mapping that have previously impeded quantitative assessments of global seagrass extent. Commercial satellite platforms offer fine spatial resolution, an important consideration in patchy seagrass ecosystems. Currently, no consistent protocol exists for image processing of commercial data, limiting reproducibility and comparison across space and time. Additionally, the radiometric performance of commercial satellite sensors has not been assessed against the dark and variable targets characteristic of coastal waters. This study compared data products derived from two commercial satellites: DigitalGlobe's WorldView-2 and Planet's RapidEye. A single scene from each platform was obtained at St. Joseph

SUBMITTER: Coffer MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8318156 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature