Journal
REMOTE SENSING
Volume 11, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/rs11010003
Keywords
LandTrendr; validation; change detection; Pacific Northwest; U; S; A; protected areas
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Funding
- National Park Service Inventory and Monitoring program
- [J8W07110003]
- [H8W07110001]
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We evaluated the feasibility of using aerial photo-based office methods rather than field-collected data to validate Landsat-based change detection products in national parks in Washington State. Landscape change was performed using LandTrendr algorithm. The resulting change patches were labeled in the office using aerial imagery and a random sample of patches was visited in the field by experienced analysts. Comparison of the two labels and associated confidence shows that the magnitude or severity of the change is a strong indicator of whether field assessment is warranted, and that confusion about patches with lower magnitude changes is not always resolved with a field visit. Our work demonstrates that validation of Landsat-derived landscape change patches can be done using office based tools such as aerial imagery, and that such methods provide an adequate validation for most change types, thus reducing the need for expensive field visits.
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