SAGA GIS for information extraction on presence and conditions of vegetation of northern coast of Iceland based on the Landsat TM
The paper aims to evaluate the presence and condition of vegetation by SAGA GIS. The study area covers northern coasts of Iceland including two fjords, the Eyjafjörður and the Skagafjörður, prosperous agricultural regions. The vegetation coverage in Iceland experience the impact of harsh climate, la...
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ftzenodo:oai:zenodo.org:4198935 2024-09-15T18:13:16+00:00 SAGA GIS for information extraction on presence and conditions of vegetation of northern coast of Iceland based on the Landsat TM Lemenkova, Polina 2020-11-02 https://doi.org/10.2478/abmj-2020-0007 eng eng Zenodo https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.13176872 https://doi.org/10.2478/abmj-2020-0007 oai:zenodo.org:4198935 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode Acta Biologica Marisiensis, 3(2), 10-21, (2020-11-02) Iceland Landsat TM SAGA GIS cartography vegetation index machine learning automatization mapping info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2020 ftzenodo https://doi.org/10.2478/abmj-2020-000710.6084/m9.figshare.13176872 2024-07-26T16:36:08Z The paper aims to evaluate the presence and condition of vegetation by SAGA GIS. The study area covers northern coasts of Iceland including two fjords, the Eyjafjörður and the Skagafjörður, prosperous agricultural regions. The vegetation coverage in Iceland experience the impact of harsh climate, land use, livestock grazing, glacial ablation and volcanism. The data include the Landsat TM image. The methodology is based on computing raster bands for simulating Tassel Cap Transformation (wetness, greenness and brightness) and Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) sensitive to high biomass. The results include modelled three bands of brightness, greenness and wetness. Greenness variation shows the least values in ice-covered areas (-56.98 to -18.69). High values (-23.48 to 9.12) are in the valleys with dense vegetation, correlating with the geomorphology of the river network, the vegetation-free areas and ocean which corresponds to the peak of 30.87 to 41.19. The bell-shaped data distribution shows frequency 43.19–141.74 for vegetation indicating healthy state and canopy density. Maximal values are in ice-covered regions and glaciers (64°N- 65°N). Very low values (0 to -20) show desertification and mountainous rocks. Moderate values (20-40) indicate healthy vegetation. The most frequent data: -28,17 to 11,8. The EVI shows data variations (-0.14 to 0.04). The study contributes both to the regional studies of Arctic Iceland and methodological approach of remote sensing data processing by SAGA GIS. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland ice covered areas Zenodo Acta Biologica Marisiensis 3 2 10 21 |
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The paper aims to evaluate the presence and condition of vegetation by SAGA GIS. The study area covers northern coasts of Iceland including two fjords, the Eyjafjörður and the Skagafjörður, prosperous agricultural regions. The vegetation coverage in Iceland experience the impact of harsh climate, land use, livestock grazing, glacial ablation and volcanism. The data include the Landsat TM image. The methodology is based on computing raster bands for simulating Tassel Cap Transformation (wetness, greenness and brightness) and Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) sensitive to high biomass. The results include modelled three bands of brightness, greenness and wetness. Greenness variation shows the least values in ice-covered areas (-56.98 to -18.69). High values (-23.48 to 9.12) are in the valleys with dense vegetation, correlating with the geomorphology of the river network, the vegetation-free areas and ocean which corresponds to the peak of 30.87 to 41.19. The bell-shaped data distribution shows frequency 43.19–141.74 for vegetation indicating healthy state and canopy density. Maximal values are in ice-covered regions and glaciers (64°N- 65°N). Very low values (0 to -20) show desertification and mountainous rocks. Moderate values (20-40) indicate healthy vegetation. The most frequent data: -28,17 to 11,8. The EVI shows data variations (-0.14 to 0.04). The study contributes both to the regional studies of Arctic Iceland and methodological approach of remote sensing data processing by SAGA GIS. |
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SAGA GIS for information extraction on presence and conditions of vegetation of northern coast of Iceland based on the Landsat TM |
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SAGA GIS for information extraction on presence and conditions of vegetation of northern coast of Iceland based on the Landsat TM |
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SAGA GIS for information extraction on presence and conditions of vegetation of northern coast of Iceland based on the Landsat TM |
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SAGA GIS for information extraction on presence and conditions of vegetation of northern coast of Iceland based on the Landsat TM |
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SAGA GIS for information extraction on presence and conditions of vegetation of northern coast of Iceland based on the Landsat TM |
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saga gis for information extraction on presence and conditions of vegetation of northern coast of iceland based on the landsat tm |
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