Topic . Land & geology
Land cover change
The methodologies, sensors, data products, and services available for land cover change.
How is this measured?
The methodologies that can answer this, ranked by fit. Open data and cadence reflect the best demonstrated implementer for each method.
| Methodology | Fit ? | Open data | Cadence | In service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vegetation index mapping | first-choice | - | - | 4 |
| Hyperspectral classification | suitable | - | - | 2 |
| Multi-sensor spatiotemporal fusion - gap-filling | suitable | - | - | 3 |
| Optical-SAR data fusion | suitable | - | - | 2 |
What services and products are available today
Sensors currently flying
- MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) for Vegetation index mapping
- MSI (MultiSpectral Instrument) for Vegetation index mapping
- OLI (Operational Land Imager) for Vegetation index mapping
- OLI-2 (Operational Land Imager-2) for Vegetation index mapping
- C-SAR for Optical-SAR data fusion
- DESIS (DLR Earth Sensing Imaging Spectrometer) for Hyperspectral classification
- EnMAP HSI (Hyperspectral Imager) for Hyperspectral classification