This paper presents a methodology for monitoring vegetation in the Pays de Brest using new series of Sentinel-1 satellite images combining with Sentinel-2 and SPOT-6. This work consists of establishing an interferogram method of the main types of vegetation in order to achieve the coherence of a multi-temporal Sentinel-1 radar image series, in SLC format (C band, VV and VH polarization), between 2015 and 2016. We then proceed to calculating the radar backscatter coefficient based on Sentinel 1 images in GRD format. Multi-date and multipolarized color compositions will be made to detect changes. It also shows the importance of data synergy to obtain an excellent accuracy using Random Forest classification.

Date Published: 2 November 2017
PDF: 17 pages
Proc. SPIE 10421, Remote Sensing for Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Hydrology XIX, 1042129 (2 November 2017); doi: 10.1117/12.2277320

Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 10421:
Remote Sensing for Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Hydrology XIX
Christopher M. U. Neale; Antonino Maltese, Editor(s)