Summary of Leveraging Multi-temporal Sentinel 1 and 2 Satellite Data For Leaf Area Index Estimation with Deep Learning, by Clement Wang et al.
Leveraging Multi-Temporal Sentinel 1 and 2 Satellite Data for Leaf Area Index Estimation With Deep Learning
by Clement Wang, Antoine Debouchage, Valentin Goldité, Aurélien Wery, Jules Salzinger
First submitted to arxiv on: 15 Oct 2024
Categories
- Main: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
- Secondary: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary This novel method for predicting the Leaf Area Index (LAI) combines Sentinel 1 radar data and Sentinel 2 multi-spectral data across multiple timestamps. The approach uses a deep neural network based on multiple U-nets, tailored specifically for this task. The network consists of modules pre-trained separately to represent input data in a common latent space, which is then fine-tuned end-to-end with a common decoder accounting for seasonality. This method achieved an RMSE of 0.06 and R2 score of 0.93 on publicly available data. The authors make their contributions available at this GitHub URL. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper helps us understand how healthy our forests are by predicting something called the Leaf Area Index (LAI). It uses special satellite images to figure out what LAI is for each tiny piece of land. The scientists developed a new way to do this using two types of data from satellites and a special kind of computer program. They tested it on some real data and got pretty good results. Now, others can use their method to improve our understanding of forests and how they change over time. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Decoder » Latent space » Neural network
