Mapping of coral reefs with multispectral satellites: a review of recent papers

T Nguyen, B Liquet, K Mengersen, D Sous - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
Coral reefs are an essential source of marine biodiversity, but they are declining at an
alarming rate under the combined effects of global change and human pressure. A precise …

SmallSats: a new technological frontier in ecology and conservation?

DJ Curnick, AJ Davies, C Duncan… - Remote Sensing in …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
We are in the midst of a revolution in satellite technology, with the rapid development and
advancement of small satellites (or SmallSats, ie, satellites< 180 kg). Here, we review the …

Tropical peat subsidence rates are related to decadal LULC changes: Insights from InSAR analysis

DA Umarhadi, W Widyatmanti, P Kumar… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Peatlands in Indonesia are subject to subsidence in recent years, resulting in significant soil
organic carbon loss. Their degradation is responsible for several environmental issues; …

Smallholder perceptions of land restoration activities: rewetting tropical peatland oil palm areas in Sumatra, Indonesia

C Ward, LC Stringer, E Warren-Thomas, F Agus… - Regional Environmental …, 2021 - Springer
The Indonesian government committed to restoring over 2 million ha of degraded peatland
by the end of 2020, mainly to reduce peat fires and greenhouse gas emissions. Although it is …

Improving the accuracy of land cover classification in cloud persistent areas using optical and radar satellite image time series

M Lopes, PL Frison, M Crowson… - Methods in Ecology …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The recent availability of high spatial and temporal resolution optical and radar satellite
imagery has dramatically increased opportunities for mapping land cover at fine scales …

Mapping peat thickness and carbon stock of a degraded peatland in West Sumatra, Indonesia

D Fiantis, Rudiyanto, FI Ginting… - Soil Use and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Tropical peatlands store a large amount of carbon and act as carbon sinks, thus have crucial
roles in regulating climate by preventing CO2 emission and enhancing carbon …

Testing the contribution of multi-source remote sensing features for random forest classification of the greater amanzule tropical peatland

AO Amoakoh, P Aplin, KT Awuah… - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
Tropical peatlands such as Ghana's Greater Amanzule peatland are highly valuable
ecosystems and under great pressure from anthropogenic land use activities. Accurate …

Improving forest baseline maps in tropical wetlands using GEDI-based forest height information and Sentinel-1

K Verhelst, Y Gou, M Herold, J Reiche - Forests, 2021 - mdpi.com
Remote Sensing-based global Forest/Non-Forest (FNF) masks have shown large
inaccuracies in tropical wetland areas. This limits their applications for deforestation …

Combining optical and radar satellite image time series to map natural vegetation: savannas as an example

M Lopes, PL Frison, SM Durant… - Remote Sensing in …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Up‐to‐date land cover maps are important for biodiversity monitoring as they are central to
habitat and ecosystem distribution assessments. Satellite remote sensing is a key …

[PDF][PDF] Forest loss analysis and calculation with geospatial artificial intelligence: A case study of papua province

FS Pramudya, L Bong, E Rolling… - Procedia Computer …, 2023 - researchgate.net
The combination of its equatorial location and number of islands of Indonesia provides
numbers of biomass storage capability, bioenergy resources and abundant natural wealth of …