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A semi-automatic cropland mapping approach using GEOBIA and random forests on black-and-white aerial photography

Vogels, M.F.A. de and Jong, S.M. de and Sterk, G. and Addink, E.A. (2016) A semi-automatic cropland mapping approach using GEOBIA and random forests on black-and-white aerial photography. In: GEOBIA 2016 : Solutions and Synergies., 14 September 2016 - 16 September 2016, University of Twente Faculty of Geo-Information and Earth Observation (ITC) .

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Event:	GEOBIA 2016 : Solutions and Synergies., 14 September 2016 - 16 September 2016, University of Twente Faculty of Geo-Information and Earth Observation (ITC)
Abstract:	For decades land-use and land-cover (LULC) conversions have had an important impact on land- and ecosystem degradation, accordingly (historical) LULC information is important for the assessment of such impacts. This information can be derived from black-and-white (B&W) aerial photography. Such photography is often visually interpreted, which is a very time-consuming approach. This study shows that machine learning can be applied on only brightness to derive LULC information. Cropland acreage is semi-automatically mapped by means of Geographic Object-Based Image Analysis (GEOBIA) and Random Forest classification in two study sites in Ethiopia and in The Netherlands. The result is a thematic map with two classes: 1) agricultural cropland and 2) other types of land cover. Overall mapping accuracies attained are 90 % and 96 % for the two study areas respectively. This mapping method increases the timeline at which historical cropland expansion can be mapped purely from brightness information in B&W photography up to the 1930s.
Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Link to this item:	https://doi.org/10.3990/2.462
Conference URL:	https://www.geobia2016.com/
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