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Contribution of Land Cover Classification Results Based on Sentinel-1 and 2 to the Accreditation of Wetland Cities

Authors :
Xiaoya Wang
Weiguo Jiang
Yawen Deng
Xiaogan Yin
Kaifeng Peng
Pinzeng Rao
Zhuo Li
Source :
Remote Sensing, Vol 15, Iss 5, p 1275 (2023)
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2023.

Abstract

Wetland cities were proposed by the International Wetland Convention Organization for the protection of urban wetlands. Few studies have performed land cover classifications for internationally recognized wetland cities or explored what contribution the classification results can make to the establishment of additional wetland cities to date. Based on Sentinel-1 and 2 data, this study used a 10-fold random forest method to classify the land cover of the first six wetland cities recognized in China. A land cover dataset, which had a resolution of 10 m and included four wetland types, was obtained and the wetland area and protected wetland areas of the six cities were calculated. The results showed that (1) the classification accuracy of six cities was good, the overall accuracy was above 90%, and the Kappa coefficient was above 0.88. (2) Cropland or forested areas were the most common non-wetland land coverage type in wetland cities and accounted for more than 20% or 40% of the land coverages, while water was the most common wetland type and accounted for more than 2% of the land coverages. From 2015 to 2020, the built area in most cities increased, while cropland and forest decreased significantly. (3) The wetland rate was 6.68–37.56% and the wetland protection rate was 49.48–73.74% in the six wetland cities. From 2015 to 2020, the wetland rate of the six cities were relatively stable, and the wetland protection rate of inland cities (Yinchuan, Changde, Harbin and Changshu) increased significantly, while those of coastal cities (Haikou and Dongying) decreased, which might be related to the change in coastline. Therefore, we found that the wetlands in these cities were well protected. Land cover classification for wetland cities can provide a reference for using remote sensing techniques used to monitor internationally wetland cities while also supporting the creation of additional wetland cities.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20724292
Volume :
15
Issue :
5
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Remote Sensing
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.9958a69dbaa4513bda46c6c6d00f966
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15051275