Mapping Invasive <i>Phragmites australis</i> in the Old Woman Creek Estuary Using UAV Remote Sensing and Machine Learning Classifiers

Mapping Invasive <i>Phragmites australis</i> in the Old Woman Creek Estuary Using UAV Remote Sensing and Machine Learning Classifiers

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) are increasingly used for spatiotemporal monitoring of invasive plants in coastal wetlands. Early identification of invasive species is necessary in planning, restoring, and managing wetlands. This study assessed the effectiveness of UAV technology to identify invasive...

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Main Authors: Tharindu Abeysinghe, Anita Simic Milas, Kristin Arend, Breann Hohman, Patrick Reil, Andrew Gregory, Angélica Vázquez-Ortega
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-06-01
Series:Remote Sensing
Subjects:
<i>Phragmites australis</i>
unmanned aerial vehicles
invasive
machine learning
object-based classifiers
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/11/11/1380

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