Authors: Bontemps, Sophie; Arias, Marcela; Cara, Cosmin; Dedieu, Gérard; Guzzonato, Eric; Hagolle, Olivier; Inglada, Jordi; Matton, Nicolas; Morin, David; Popescu, Ramona; Rabaute, Thierry; Savinaud, Mickael; Sepulcre, Guadalupe; Valero, Silvia; Ahmad, Ijaz; Bégué, Agnès; Wu, Bingfang; de Abelleyra, Diego; Diarra, Alhousseine; Dupuy, Stéphane; French, Andrew; Akhtar, Ibrar ul Hassan; Kussul, Nataliia; Lebourgeois, Valentine; Le Page, Michel; Newby, Terrence; Savin, Igor; Verón, Santiago Ramón; Koetz, Benjamin; Defourny, Pierre
Publication Date: 2015.
Language: English.
Abstract:
Developing better agricultural monitoring capabilities based on Earth Observation data is critical for strengthening food production information and market transparency. The Sentinel-2 mission has the optimal capacity for regional to global agriculture monitoring in terms of resolution (10–20 meter), revisit frequency (five days) and coverage (global). In this context, the European Space Agency launched in 2014 the “Sentinel-2 for Agriculture” project, which aims to prepare the exploitation of Sentinel-2 data for agriculture monitoring through the development of open source processing chains for relevant products. The project generated an unprecedented data set, made of “Sentinel-2 like” time series and in situ data acquired in 2013 over 12 globally distributed sites. Earth Observation time series were mostly built on the SPOT4 (Take 5) data set, which was specifically designed to simulate Sentinel-2. They also included Landsat 8 and RapidEye imagery as complementary data sources. Images were pre-processed to Level 2A and the quality of the resulting time series was assessed. In situ data about cropland, crop type and biophysical variables were shared by site managers, most of them belonging to the “Joint Experiment for Crop Assessment and Monitoring” network. This data set allowed testing and comparing across sites the methodologies that will be at the core of the future “Sentinel-2 for Agriculture” system.
Author affiliation: Bontemps, Sophie. Université Catholique de Louvain; Bélgica
Author affiliation: Arias, Marcela. Universite de Toulose - Le Mirail; Francia
Author affiliation: Cara, Cosmin. CS Romania S.A.; Rumania
Author affiliation: Dedieu, Gérard. Universite de Toulose - Le Mirail; Francia
Author affiliation: Guzzonato, Eric. CS Systèmes d’Information; Francia
Author affiliation: Hagolle, Olivier. Universite de Toulose - Le Mirail; Francia
Author affiliation: Inglada, Jordi. Universite de Toulose - Le Mirail; Francia
Author affiliation: Matton, Nicolas. Université Catholique de Louvain; Bélgica
Author affiliation: Morin, David. Universite de Toulose - Le Mirail; Francia
Author affiliation: Popescu, Ramona. CS Romania S.A.; Rumania
Author affiliation: Rabaute, Thierry. CS Systèmes d’Information; Francia
Author affiliation: Savinaud, Mickael. CS Systèmes d’Information; Francia
Author affiliation: Sepulcre, Guadalupe. Université Catholique de Louvain; Bélgica
Author affiliation: Valero, Silvia. Universite de Toulose - Le Mirail; Francia
Author affiliation: Ahmad, Ijaz. Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission. Space Applications Research Complex. National Agriculture Information Center Directorate; Pakistán
Author affiliation: Bégué, Agnès. Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développerment; Francia
Author affiliation: Wu, Bingfang. Chinese Academy of Sciences; República de China
Author affiliation: de Abelleyra, Diego. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro de Investigación de Recursos Naturales. Instituto de Clima y Agua; Argentina
Author affiliation: Diarra, Alhousseine. Université Cadi Ayyad; Marruecos
Author affiliation: Dupuy, Stéphane. Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développerment; Francia
Author affiliation: French, Andrew. United States Department of Agriculture. Agricultural Research Service; Argentina
Author affiliation: Akhtar, Ibrar ul Hassan. Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission. Space Applications Research Complex. National Agriculture Information Center Directorate; Pakistán
Author affiliation: Kussul, Nataliia. National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine; Ucrania
Author affiliation: Lebourgeois, Valentine. Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développerment; Francia
Author affiliation: Le Page, Michel. Université Cadi Ayyad; Marruecos. Universite de Toulose - Le Mirail; Francia
Author affiliation: Newby, Terrence. Agricultural Research Council; Sudáfrica
Author affiliation: Savin, Igor. V.V. Dokuchaev Soil Science Institute; Rusia
Author affiliation: Verón, Santiago Ramón. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro de Investigación de Recursos Naturales. Instituto de Clima y Agua; Argentina
Author affiliation: Koetz, Benjamin. European Space Agency. European Space Research Institute; Italia
Author affiliation: Defourny, Pierre. Université Catholique de Louvain; Bélgica
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