Imputation of Missing Parts in UAV Orthomosaics Using PlanetScope and Sentinel-2 Data: A Case Study in a Grass-Dominated Area

Autor: Francisco R. da S. Pereira, Aliny A. Dos Reis, Rodrigo G. Freitas, Stanley R. de M. Oliveira, Lucas R. do Amaral, Gleyce K. D. A. Figueiredo, João F. G. Antunes, Rubens A. C. Lamparelli, Edemar Moro, Paulo S. G. Magalhães
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, Vol 12, Iss 2, p 41 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2220-9964
DOI: 10.3390/ijgi12020041
Popis: The recent advances in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-based remote sensing systems have broadened the remote sensing applications for agriculture. Despite the great possibilities of using UAVs to monitor agricultural fields, specific problems related to missing parts in UAV orthomosaics due to drone flight restrictions are common in agricultural monitoring, especially in large areas. In this study, we propose a methodological framework to impute missing parts of UAV orthomosaics using PlanetScope (PS) and Sentinel-2 (S2) data and the random forest (RF) algorithm of an integrated crop–livestock system (ICLS) covered by grass at the time. We validated the proposed framework by simulating and imputing artificial missing parts in a UAV orthomosaic and then comparing the original data with the model predictions. Spectral bands and the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) derived from PS, as well as S2 images (separately and combined), were used as predictor variables of the UAV spectral bands and NDVI in developing the RF-based imputation models. The proposed framework produces highly accurate results (RMSE = 6.77–17.33%) with a computationally efficient and robust machine-learning algorithm that leverages the wealth of empirical information present in optical satellite imagery (PS and S2) to impute up to 50% of missing parts in a UAV orthomosaic.
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