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Higher-Res Data Set Now Shows Trees Inside and Outside Forests Across the Tropics

Higher-Res Data Set Now Shows Trees Inside and Outside Forests Across the Tropics

Mapping tree cover is vital for monitoring deforestation, restoration and trends in global land cover change. Remote sensing makes it possible to observe forests on a global scale by analyzing imagery from satellites to detect where trees are and aren’t over time. It’s not just dense forests that are important; open canopy forests — which are common in drylands and in non-forested regions like in cities and on farms — are also important to map and monitor. However, doing so has proven challenging: Patches of trees may cover a smaller area than individual satellite pixels.

R. Traldi, J. A. Silva, P. Potapov, A. Tyukavina, M. Epprecht, M. L. Gore, C. Phompila, Cultivating inequality? Regional rubber dynamics and implications for voluntary sustainability programs in Lao PDR, World Development, Volume 170, 2023, 106312, ISSN 0305-750X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2023.106312

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A. Qadir, S. Skakun, J. Eun, M. Prashnani, L. Shumilo, Sentinel-1 time series data for sunflower (Helianthus annuus) phenology monitoring, Remote Sensing of Environment, Volume 295, 2023, 113689, ISSN 0034-4257, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2023.113689.

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Impact assesment of the Kakhovka Dam breach on Ukrainian agriculture using Planet Data- BBC

Impact assesment of the Kakhovka Dam breach on Ukrainian agriculture using Planet Data- BBC

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BBC covers Inbal Becker-Reshef and  NASA Harvests Team's assessment of the impact of the Kakhovka Dam breach on Ukrainian agriculture using Planet Data. One of Europe's largest reservoirs is drying up after the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam in southern Ukraine. Satellite images, analysed by BBC Verify, show four canal networks have become disconnected from the reservoir. The UN says drinking water supplies could be affected for more than 700,000 people, mostly in Russian-occupied areas.

Erik C. Duncan, Sergii Skakun, Ankit Kariryaa, Alexander V. Prishchepov, Detection and mapping of artillery craters with very high spatial resolution satellite imagery and deep learning, Science of Remote Sensing, Volume 7, 2023, 100092, ISSN 2666-0172, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.srs.2023.100092.

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Salmona, Y.B.; Matricardi, E.A.T.; Skole, D.L.; Silva, J.F.A.; Coelho Filho, O.d.A.; Pedlowski, M.A.; Sampaio, J.M.; Castrillón, L.C.R.; Brandão, R.A.; Silva, A.L.d.; Souza, S.A.d. A Worrying Future for River Flows in the Brazilian Cerrado Provoked by Land Use and Climate Changes. Sustainability 2023, 15, 4251. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15054251

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