A Review of the Application of Optical and Radar Remote Sensing Data Fusion to Land Use Mapping and Monitoring
University of Copenhagen · Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin · +5 more institutions
Abstract
The wealth of complementary data available from remote sensing missions can hugely aid efforts towards accurately determining land use and quantifying subtle changes in land use management or intensity. This study reviewed 112 studies on fusing optical and radar data, which offer unique spectral and structural information, for land cover and use assessments. Contrary to our expectations, only 50 studies specifically addressed land use, and five assessed land use changes, while the majority addressed land cover. The advantages of fusion for land use analysis were assessed in 32 studies, and a large majority (28 studies) concluded that fusion improved results compared to using single data sources. Study sites…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 58.43
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- 100%
- References
- 113
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13Topics & keywords
- Land cover
- Remote sensing
- Land use
- Radar
- Sensor fusion
- Computer science
- Fusion
- Field (mathematics)
- Life in Land