Homisland-IO: Homogeneous Land Use/Land Cover over the Small Islands of the Indian Ocean

Homisland-IO: Homogeneous Land Use/Land Cover over the Small Islands of the Indian Ocean

Many small islands are located in the southwestern Indian Ocean. These islands have their own environmental specificities and very fragmented landscapes. Generic land use products developed from low and medium resolution satellite images are not suitable for studying these small territories. This is...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Christophe Révillion, Artadji Attoumane, Vincent Herbreteau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-06-01
Series:Data
Subjects:
land cover
remote sensing
object-based image analysis
small island
Indian Ocean
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5729/4/2/82
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Summary:Many small islands are located in the southwestern Indian Ocean. These islands have their own environmental specificities and very fragmented landscapes. Generic land use products developed from low and medium resolution satellite images are not suitable for studying these small territories. This is why we have developed a land use/land cover product, called Homisland-IO, based on remote sensing processing on high spatial resolution satellite images acquired by SPOT 5 satellite between December 2012 and July 2014. This product has been produced using an object-based classification process. The overall accuracy of the product is 86%. Homisland-IO is freely accessible through a web portal and is thus available for future use.
ISSN:2306-5729

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