Participative forest in-situ measurements for biomass mapping in satellite images over Durango State, Mexico

Matthieu Molinier, Timo Toivanen, Tuomas Häme, Carlos López-Sánchez, Javier Corral, Daniel Vega

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    Abstract

    Citizen Science, propelled by the growing popularity of smartphones, can provide valuable reference information for remote sensing image analysis. We demonstrate that the Relasphone, a biomass measuring application previously developed and tested in boreal forests of Finland, can be adapted to temperate-cold pine forests in Durango State, Mexico. Relasphone measurements were in good agreement with reference data over 55 plots (R2 = 0.94), and have been used to produce a biomass map over Durango from a Landsat 8 image. The results suggest the Relasphone can be easily deployed in other biomes.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationGeoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2015 IEEE International
    PublisherIEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
    Pages5391-5394
    ISBN (Electronic)978-1-4799-7929-5, 978-1-4799-7928-8
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 12 Nov 2015
    MoE publication typeA4 Article in a conference publication
    EventIEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2015 - Milano, Italy
    Duration: 26 Jul 201531 Jul 2015

    Conference

    ConferenceIEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2015
    Abbreviated titleIGARSS
    Country/TerritoryItaly
    CityMilano
    Period26/07/1531/07/15

    Keywords

    • Citizen Science
    • biomass mapping
    • in-situ measurements
    • Mexico
    • Landsat 8
    • Sentinel-2

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