IMPROVEMENT OF EXISTING AND DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE COPERNICUS LAND MONITORING PRODUCTS – THE ECOLASS PROJECT

The Horizon 2020 project ECoLaSS (Evolution of Copernicus Land Services based on Sentinel data) contributes to improving existing and developing next-generation Copernicus Land Monitoring Service (CLMS) products. The High Resolution Layers (HRLs) are currently produced in regular 3-year intervals at...

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Main Authors: E. Sevillano Marco, D. Herrmann, K. Schwab, K. Schweitzer, R. Almengor, F. Berndt, C. Sommer, M. Probeck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2019-09-01
Series:The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
Online Access:https://www.int-arch-photogramm-remote-sens-spatial-inf-sci.net/XLII-2-W16/201/2019/isprs-archives-XLII-2-W16-201-2019.pdf
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author E. Sevillano Marco
D. Herrmann
K. Schwab
K. Schweitzer
R. Almengor
F. Berndt
C. Sommer
M. Probeck
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D. Herrmann
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R. Almengor
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description The Horizon 2020 project ECoLaSS (Evolution of Copernicus Land Services based on Sentinel data) contributes to improving existing and developing next-generation Copernicus Land Monitoring Service (CLMS) products. The High Resolution Layers (HRLs) are currently produced in regular 3-year intervals at 10–20 meter spatial resolution for 39 European countries (EEA 39). Evolving scientific developments and user requirements are continuously analysed in a close stakeholder interaction process with the European Entrusted Entities (EEE), targeting a future pan-European roll-out of new/improved CLMS products and assessing transferability to global applications. Products and methods are being prototypically demonstrated. Representative sites (60,000–90,000&thinsp;km<sup>2</sup>) were selected, covering boreal, Mediterranean, steppic, Atlantic, alpine and continental conditions. Improvements comprise yearly updates of enhanced dominant leaf types and tree cover change layers, better-quality permanent grassland classification and use categorisation. Novel products target agriculture products (i.e., crop mask, crop types). Temporal analysis, based on optical (Sentinel-2) and SAR (Sentinel-1) satellite data, makes use of temporal feature descriptors (multiple temporal statistical metrics) derived from spectral bands and indices (e.g., VV/VH ratio and NDVVVH from SAR data and NDWI, NDVI, Brightness and IRECI from optical data). Overall accuracies range from 77–98%. Rigorous benchmarking is applied to assess the prototypes’ operational readiness and technical maturity for integration into the CLMS architecture.
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spelling doaj.art-c08c03e4b2904058908154e696682fbb2022-12-21T20:15:48ZengCopernicus PublicationsThe International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences1682-17502194-90342019-09-01XLII-2-W1620120810.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-2-W16-201-2019IMPROVEMENT OF EXISTING AND DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE COPERNICUS LAND MONITORING PRODUCTS – THE ECOLASS PROJECTE. Sevillano Marco0D. Herrmann1K. Schwab2K. Schweitzer3R. Almengor4F. Berndt5C. Sommer6M. Probeck7GAF AG, Munich, GermanyGAF AG, Munich, GermanyGAF AG, Munich, GermanyGAF AG, Munich, GermanyGAF AG, Munich, GermanyGAF AG, Munich, GermanyGAF AG, Munich, GermanyGAF AG, Munich, GermanyThe Horizon 2020 project ECoLaSS (Evolution of Copernicus Land Services based on Sentinel data) contributes to improving existing and developing next-generation Copernicus Land Monitoring Service (CLMS) products. The High Resolution Layers (HRLs) are currently produced in regular 3-year intervals at 10–20 meter spatial resolution for 39 European countries (EEA 39). Evolving scientific developments and user requirements are continuously analysed in a close stakeholder interaction process with the European Entrusted Entities (EEE), targeting a future pan-European roll-out of new/improved CLMS products and assessing transferability to global applications. Products and methods are being prototypically demonstrated. Representative sites (60,000–90,000&thinsp;km<sup>2</sup>) were selected, covering boreal, Mediterranean, steppic, Atlantic, alpine and continental conditions. Improvements comprise yearly updates of enhanced dominant leaf types and tree cover change layers, better-quality permanent grassland classification and use categorisation. Novel products target agriculture products (i.e., crop mask, crop types). Temporal analysis, based on optical (Sentinel-2) and SAR (Sentinel-1) satellite data, makes use of temporal feature descriptors (multiple temporal statistical metrics) derived from spectral bands and indices (e.g., VV/VH ratio and NDVVVH from SAR data and NDWI, NDVI, Brightness and IRECI from optical data). Overall accuracies range from 77–98%. Rigorous benchmarking is applied to assess the prototypes’ operational readiness and technical maturity for integration into the CLMS architecture.https://www.int-arch-photogramm-remote-sens-spatial-inf-sci.net/XLII-2-W16/201/2019/isprs-archives-XLII-2-W16-201-2019.pdf
spellingShingle E. Sevillano Marco
D. Herrmann
K. Schwab
K. Schweitzer
R. Almengor
F. Berndt
C. Sommer
M. Probeck
IMPROVEMENT OF EXISTING AND DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE COPERNICUS LAND MONITORING PRODUCTS – THE ECOLASS PROJECT
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
title IMPROVEMENT OF EXISTING AND DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE COPERNICUS LAND MONITORING PRODUCTS – THE ECOLASS PROJECT
title_full IMPROVEMENT OF EXISTING AND DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE COPERNICUS LAND MONITORING PRODUCTS – THE ECOLASS PROJECT
title_fullStr IMPROVEMENT OF EXISTING AND DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE COPERNICUS LAND MONITORING PRODUCTS – THE ECOLASS PROJECT
title_full_unstemmed IMPROVEMENT OF EXISTING AND DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE COPERNICUS LAND MONITORING PRODUCTS – THE ECOLASS PROJECT
title_short IMPROVEMENT OF EXISTING AND DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE COPERNICUS LAND MONITORING PRODUCTS – THE ECOLASS PROJECT
title_sort improvement of existing and development of future copernicus land monitoring products the ecolass project
url https://www.int-arch-photogramm-remote-sens-spatial-inf-sci.net/XLII-2-W16/201/2019/isprs-archives-XLII-2-W16-201-2019.pdf
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