Automated Plantation Mapping in Southeast Asia Using MODIS Data and Imperfect Visual Annotations

Automated Plantation Mapping in Southeast Asia Using MODIS Data and Imperfect Visual Annotations

Expansion of large-scale tree plantations for commodity crop and timber production is a leading cause of tropical deforestation. While automated detection of plantations across large spatial scales and with high temporal resolution is critical to inform policies to reduce deforestation, such mapping...

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Main Authors: Xiaowei Jia, Ankush Khandelwal, Kimberly M. Carlson, James S. Gerber, Paul C. West, Leah H. Samberg, Vipin Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-02-01
Series:Remote Sensing
Subjects:
remote sensing
land cover change
plantations
ensemble learning
deforestation
tropical
modis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/12/4/636

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