Monitoring Vegetation and Monitoring Vegetation and BiodiversityBiodiversity

• Texture analysis requires high-Texture analysis requires high-resolution image dataresolution image data

• Forest cover analysis a) haze and Forest cover analysis a) haze and local rain shower b) relief related local rain shower b) relief related moisture induces radiometric moisture induces radiometric differencesdifferences

Display QuickBird DataDisplay QuickBird Data

Texture of pan-sharpened QuickBird data allows to separate palm and natural forest

Texture of pan-sharpened QuickBird data allows to separate palm and natural forest

Spectral SeparationSpectral SeparationSpectral SeparationSpectral Separation

Pandanas

Shrub

BananasBreadfruit

Reflection over VegetationReflection over Vegetation

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Coconut

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Pandanus

HazeHazeHazeHaze

Different thresholds

Relief, Moisture, Reflectance Relief, Moisture, Reflectance

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VHR Image Data is PatchedVHR Image Data is Patched

Different view angles and different atmospheric conditions !