Tree cover mapping based on Sentinel-2 images demonstrate high thematic accuracy in Europe.

ABSTRACT: The spatial and temporal distribution of trees has a large impact on human health and the environment through contributions to important climate mechanisms as well as commercial, recreational and social activities in society. A range of tree mapping methodologies has been presented in the literature, but tree cover estimates still differ widely between the individual datasets, and comparisons of the thematic accuracy of the resulting tree maps are rather scarce. The Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites, which were launched in 2015 and 2017, have a combination of high spatial and temporal resolution. Given that this is a new satellite, a substantial amount of research on development of tree mapping algorithms as well as accuracy assessment of said algorithms have to be done in the years to come

SUBMITTER: Ottosen TB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8804947 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature