Algorithm to map understory species in deciduous forests using Sentinel-2 time series. It can estimate the location of understory vegetation and identify the species of the understory (e.g., species composition and invasive species).
Please contact Xiucheng Yang ([email protected]), Shi Qiu ([email protected]) and Zhe Zhu ([email protected]) at Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Connecticut if you have any questions.
Dataset are available to download at MendeleyOpenData.
Interactive maps are available at GEE APP for understory species distribution in Connecticut, United States.
Citations Yang, X., Qiu, S., Zhu, Z., Rittenhouse, C., Riordan, D., & Cullerton, M. (2023). Mapping understory plant communities in deciduous forests from Sentinel-2 time series. Remote Sensing of Environment, 293, 113601.