Synergetic potentials of C-band SAR and multi-spectral imagery for tropical classifications in Northern Mato Grosso (BR)

摘要

Using monthly as well as annual statistics, we investigate the potentials of synergetic utilization of multispectral and C-band SAR data for the classification of a study site in the central Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. We aim at the classification of five tropical land cover classes (primary forests, secondary vegetation, pasture, agricultural, water), and highlight the potentials of standalone S1 classification, as well as the synergetic potentials using two sensors. The overall size of the study site is about 300.000 km