Mapping of Glaciers on Horseshoe Island, Antarctic Peninsula, with Deep Learning Based on High-Resolution Orthophoto

• Published in: Drones
• Main Authors: Mahmut Oğuz Selbesoğlu, Tolga Bakirman, Oleg Vassilev, Burcu Ozsoy
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2023
• Subjects: Antarctica; deep learning; Horseshoe; glacier; orthophoto; Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics; TL1-4050; Antarctic; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Horseshoe Island; Antarc*; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/drones7020072; https://doaj.org/article/7192db5dc04c47fbbb37995ebf117382

Antarctica plays a key role in the hydrological cycle of the Earth’s climate system, with an ice sheet that is the largest block of ice that reserves Earth’s 90% of total ice volume and 70% of fresh water. Furthermore, the sustainability of the region is an important concern due to the challenges po...