Combining radar and optical imagery to map oil palm plantations in Sumatra, Indonesia, using the Google Earth Engine

Combining radar and optical imagery to map oil palm plantations in Sumatra, Indonesia, using the Google Earth Engine

Monitoring the expansion of commodity crops in the tropics is crucial to safeguard forests for biodiversity and ecosystem services. Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) is one such crop that is a major driver of deforestation in Southeast Asia. We evaluated the use of a semi-automated approach with random f...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sarzynski, Thuan, Giam, Xingli, Carrasco, Luis, Lee, Janice Ser Huay
Other Authors: Asian School of the Environment
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
Subjects:
Engineering::Environmental engineering
Elaeis Guineensis
Random Forest
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/146022

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