Distinguishing open land areas from forest using single ERS SAR images

A.T. Manninen

doi:10.1109/IGARSS.1998.703656

Distinguishing open land areas from forest using single ERS SAR images

A.T. Manninen

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

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Research of the usefulness of SAR images for forest applications has only recently received more attention. Good results have been obtained both with multitemporal analysis and interferometry. If the area of interest is very large, the double number of images needed for multitemporal approach or interferometry may become a problem. Also the time interval needed to obtain two suitable images may be a drawback. Therefore a forest/non-forest classification method using single SAR images has also potential, although it is clear that additional information brought by double imagery should increase reliability. Single ERS SAR images can be used for forest/non-forest classification of boreal forests in winter and up to the beginning of the growth of vegetation in the agricultural fields. Very wet weather conditions will probably disable the usage of a SAR image for classification.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	IGARSS '98: Sensing and Managing the Environment
Subtitle of host publication	1998 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium
Publisher	IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
Pages	1799-1801
ISBN (Print)	978-0-7803-4403-7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.1998.703656
Publication status	Published - 1998
MoE publication type	A4 Article in a conference publication
Event	1998 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium - Sheraton, Seattle, United States Duration: 6 Jul 1998 → 10 Jul 1998

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Conference	1998 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium
Country/Territory	United States
City	Seattle
Period	6/07/98 → 10/07/98

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Manninen, AT 1998, Distinguishing open land areas from forest using single ERS SAR images. in IGARSS '98: Sensing and Managing the Environment: 1998 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, pp. 1799-1801, 1998 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Seattle, Washington, United States, 6/07/98. https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.1998.703656

Distinguishing open land areas from forest using single ERS SAR images. / Manninen, A.T.
IGARSS '98: Sensing and Managing the Environment: 1998 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, 1998. p. 1799-1801.

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