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ISSN 2070-7401 (Print), ISSN 2411-0280 (Online)
Sovremennye problemy distantsionnogo zondirovaniya Zemli iz kosmosa
CURRENT PROBLEMS IN REMOTE SENSING OF THE EARTH FROM SPACE

  

Sovremennye problemy distantsionnogo zondirovaniya Zemli iz kosmosa, 2025, V. 22, No. 5, pp. 145-157

Data from unmanned aerial vehicles and satellite systems in the analysis of spectral characteristics of monoculture plantings of forest-forming species in Siberia

E.I. Ponomarev 1, 2 , N.D. Yakimov 1, 2 , K.V. Krasnoshchekov 1 , A.V. Dergunov 1 
1 Krasnoyarsk Science Center SB RAS, Krasnoyarsk, Russia
2 Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Accepted: 22.07.2025
DOI: 10.21046/2070-7401-2025-22-5-145-157
The paper analyzes data from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and satellite systems in order to identify the spectral characteristics of monoculture plantings of Siberian forest-forming species. The study is based on a unique experiment plot in which six forest-forming species of Siberian forest stands, including Siberian pine, larch, aspen, birch, pine, and spruce, were planted in monoculture. A series of instrumental registrations of the spectral characteristics of vegetation in various phenological phases with a periodicity of up to 14 days per season were carried out using the UAV/RedEdge-MX system and quasi-synchronous materials from the Landsat OLI/TIRS (Operational Land Imager/Thermal Infrared Sensor) data catalog. The first approximation of model curves describing changes in spectral characteristics of monocultures over the entire phenological cycle (120–275 days of the season) was considered. For each monoculture, seasonal NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index) trends were illustrated using second-degree polynomial curves. For deciduous stands, the coefficients of determination of the model curve were 0.77–0.95 (for UAV/RedEdge-MX data) and 0.61–0.93 (for the Landsat OLI). For coniferous stands, the coefficient of determination was at the level of 0.41–0.96. There was a satisfactory degree of NDVI value comparability between satellite and UAV data. The discrepancy between the values was recorded at the level of 15–35 %, while the relative deviation between the two sets of data during the phenological period of full summer (180–220 days of the season) was minimal (no more than 15–20 %).
Keywords: Siberia, monoculture plantings, spectral indices, NDVI, Landsat, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
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