SAGA GIS for information extraction on presence and conditions of vegetation of northern coast of Iceland based on the Landsat TM

• Published in: Acta Biologica Marisiensis
• Main Author: Lemenkova, Polina
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Zenodo 2020
• Subjects: Iceland; Landsat TM; SAGA GIS; cartography; vegetation index; machine learning; automatization; mapping; ice covered areas
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.2478/abmj-2020-0007

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...