SEN3APP

Crop / Vegetation Classification (SYKE)

Product Code & Name

Agricultural monitoring

Contact

Markus Törmä, Finnish Environment Institute
Markus.torma () ymparisto.fi

Overview

The products tailored for the Agency of Rural Affairs Finland (MAVI) for monitoring agricultural areas are simple classifications designed to target specific control requirements for agricultural subsidies. The requirements come both from EC as well as from national authorities. The products are still in development stage; summer 2016 will serve as demonstration phase for assessing the concept. Following test cases are used for demonstration in 2016:

Winter time vegetation

Summer time vegetation

Coarse un-supervised classification based on S1/S2 images

Data Portals

Validation Status

Currently the validation dataset is used for product development. Validation is achieved during the use of the products. Some field control is unavoidable in the subsidies control process. These field visits will be used to also gather information on the performance of the satellite interpretations. Some dedicated field campaigns are foreseen.

User Guide

Not available. Please, use the above contact.

Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document

The product is still in development phase.

Spatial Coverage & Resolution

Finland
Spatial resolution: 20m

Temporal Coverage & Resolution

The data products are delivered on specific dates, depending on the control requirement.
Temporal resolution:

Platform(s)

Current: Landsat-8, Sentinel-1
Main: Sentinel-1, Sentinel-2
Auxiliary: Landsat-8

Sensor(s)

Current: OLI (L8), C-SAR (S1)
Main: C-SAR (S1), MSI (S2)
Auxiliary: OLI (L8)