Algorithms and Predictors for Land Cover Classification of Polar Deserts: A Case Study Highlighting Challenges and Recommendations for Future Applications

• Published in: Remote Sensing
• Main Authors: Émilie Desjardins, Sandra Lai, Laurent Houle, Alain Caron, Véronique Thériault, Andrew Tam, François Vézina, Dominique Berteaux
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: High Arctic; remote sensing; multispectral imagery; WorldView-2/3; ensemble classifier; majority voting; snow; vegetation; water; shadow; human infrastructure; Arctic; Nunavut; Ellesmere Island; Canada; Canadian Forces Station Alert; Climate change; polar desert
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15123090

The use of remote sensing for developing land cover maps in the Arctic has grown considerably in the last two decades, especially for monitoring the effects of climate change. The main challenge is to link information extracted from satellite imagery to ground covers due to the fine-scale spatial he...