Academic Articles & Research Papers

Surface circulation properties in the eastern Mediterranean emphasized using machine learning methods

The eastern Mediterranean surface circulation is highly energetic and composed of structures interacting stochastically. However, some main features are still debated, and the behavior of some fine-scale dynamics and their role in shaping t...

Multi-Resolution and Multi-Temporal Satellite Remote Sensing Analysis to Understand Human-Induced Changes in the Landscape for the Protection of Cultural Heritage: The Case Study of the MapDam Project, Syria

This study presents a multi-resolution and multi-temporal remote sensing approach to assess human-induced changes in cultural landscapes, with a focus on the archaeological site of Amrit (Syria) within the MapDam project. By integrating sat...

Leveraging AI to Estimate Caribou Lichen in UAV Orthomosaics from Ground Photo Datasets

Relating ground photographs to UAV orthomosaics is a key linkage required for accurate multi-scaled lichen mapping. Conventional methods of multi-scaled lichen mapping, such as random forest models and convolutional neural networks, heavily...

Assessing climate and land use impacts on surface water yield using remote sensing and machine learning

Abstract Climate and land use changes are critical factors affecting watershed water yields, with significant implications for water resources at both local and regional levels. This study examined the combined effects of temporal and spati...

SSMSFuse: A Spectral and Spatial Multiscale Coupling Fusion Model for Hyperspectral and Multispectral Image

Hyperspectral image (HSI) has more spectral information than conventional images, which helps to distinguish targets in a complex scene more accurately. However, HSI typically has a low spatial resolution, which limits their application sce...

SEMANTIC URBAN MESH SEGMENTATION BASED ON AERIAL OBLIQUE IMAGES AND POINT CLOUDS USING DEEP LEARNING

The use of deep machine learning methods for semantic classification of city mesh models is one of the current trends in geoscience development. Thanks to the thriving development of Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) it is now achievable...

Happiness Index Determination by Analyzing Satellite Images for Urbanization

Waterbody identification from satellite images in an automated manner is one of the difficult tasks in the domain of Remote Sensing (RS). In recent years, several image processing approaches have been developed to process RGB or multispectr...

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for Precision Agriculture: A Review

Digital Precision Agriculture (DPA) is a comprehensive approach to agronomic management that utilizes advanced technologies, such as sensor data analysis and automation, to optimize crop productivity, enhance farm income, and minimize envir...

Assessing carbon and economic loss from oak decline in Iran’s Zagros forests using Sentinel-2 and machine learning

Over recent decades, the decline of oak trees, which has emerged as the most significant challenge to the Zagros forests (ZFs), poses serious threats to carbon storage (CS) and economic valuation, jeopardizing the ecological and economic su...

Spatio-temporal assessment of Toumeyella parvicornis spread in mediterranean coastal pine forests through sentinel-2 data

Mediterranean coastal pine forests offer vital ecological and cultural benefits but face threats from climate change, urbanization, and pests. Among invasive agents, Toumeyella parvicornis is a severe threat to Pinus pinea along Italy's coa...

Physically interpretable feature learning and model robustness analysis for remote sensing LAI retrieval.

Editorial: Methods and applications in environmental informatics and remote sensing

A satellite-derived, ground-measurement-independent monthly PM2.5 mass concentration dataset over China during 2000 - 2015

Following the accelerated development of urbanization and industrialization, atmospheric particulate matter has become a significant threat to public health globally. Environmental health studies usually use the mass concentration of fine p...

ID-Det: Insulator Burst Defect Detection from UAV Inspection Imagery of Power Transmission Facilities

The global rise in electricity demand necessitates extensive transmission infrastructure, where insulators play a critical role in ensuring the safe operation of power transmission systems. However, insulators are susceptible to burst defec...