Semi-Supervised Deep Learning Representations in Earth Observation Based Forest Management

Oleg Antropov*, Matthieu Molinier, Ridvan Salih Kuzu, Lloyd Hughes, Marc Ruswurm, Devis Tuia, Corneliu Octavian Dumitru, Shaojia Ge, Sudipan Saha, Xiao Xiang Zhu

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Abstract

In this study, we examine the potential of several self-supervised deep learning models in predicting forest attributes and detecting forest changes using ESA Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 images. The performance of the proposed deep learning models is compared to established conventional machine learning approaches. Studied use-cases include mapping of forest disturbance (windthrown forests, snowload damages) using deep change vector analysis, forest height mapping using UNet+ based models, Momentum contrast and regression modeling. Study areas were represented by several boreal forest sites in Finland. Our results indicate that developed methods allow to achieve superior classification and prediction accuracies compared to traditional methodologies and mimimize the amount of necessary in-situ forestry data.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIGARSS 2023 - 2023 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Proceedings
PublisherIEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
Pages650-653
ISBN (Electronic)979-8-3503-2010-7, 979-8-3503-2009-1
ISBN (Print)979-8-3503-3174-5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023
MoE publication typeA4 Article in a conference publication
Event2023 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2023 - Pasadena, United States
Duration: 16 Jul 202321 Jul 2023

Publication series

SeriesIEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium Proceedings
ISSN2153-6996

Conference

Conference2023 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2023
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPasadena
Period16/07/2321/07/23

Funding

This work was financed by the European Space Agency under contract 4000137253/22/I-DT, Non-supervised representation learning for Sentinels (RepreSent).

Keywords

  • boreal zone
  • deep learning
  • forest height
  • forest management
  • satellite image
  • Sentinel-1
  • Sentinel-2

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