Multi-temporal analysis of vegetation reflectance using MERIS data in the Czech Republic

• Authors: Přemysl Štych , Lucie Malíková , Jan Kříž , Lukáš Holman

Abstracts

EN

Accurate high temporal resolution data is a very important source of information for understanding processes in the landscape. High temporal and spectral resolution data enable the monitoring of dynamic landscape processes. For this reason, since 2008 a receiving station for Metosat, NOAA and Envisat data has been installed at the Department of Applied Geoinformatics and Cartography, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague. The aim of this study is to analyse the spectral characteristics of vegetation using MERIS data in the Czech Republic. Spectral characteristics of vegetation were examined both by analysing changes in reflectivity as well as by utilising vegetation indices. Vegetation in forests and agricultural land was evaluated. The results present the spectral characteristics of selected associations of vegetation based on MERIS data and a discussion of the methods of multitemporal classification of land cover.

Keywords

EN

High temporal data; MERIS; Czech Republic; land cover; classification

• Publisher: Wydział Geografii i Studiów Regionalnych Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
• Journal: Miscellanea Geographica. Regional Studies on Development
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 18
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 30-34

Dates

published

2014

Contributors

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Přemysl Štych

• Department of Applied Geoinformatics and Cartography, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague

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Lucie Malíková

• Department of Applied Geoinformatics and Cartography, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague

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Jan Kříž

• Department of Applied Geoinformatics and Cartography, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague

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Lukáš Holman

• Department of Applied Geoinformatics and Cartography, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague

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2037394