Bulletin of Surveying and Mapping ›› 2023, Vol. 0 ›› Issue (12): 136-141.doi: 10.13474/j.cnki.11-2246.2023.0373

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Classification of coastal wetlands in the Pearl River Estuary using Zhuhai-1 hyperspectral imagery and XGBoost algorithm

LIU Yanjun1,2,3, LIU Kai1,2,3,4, CAO Jingjing1,2,3,4   

  1. 1. School of Geography and Planning, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China;
    2. Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Public Security and Disaster, Guangzhou 510006, China;
    3. Guangdong Key Laboratory for Urbanization and GeoSimulation, Guangzhou 510006, China;
    4. Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai 519000, China
  • Received:2023-03-24 Published:2024-01-08

Abstract: Remote sensing classification of wetlands is still challenging due to the diversity of wetland types and complex composition. Taking the Pearl River Estuary as the study area, based on Zhuhai-1 hyperspectral imagery, we extracted the wetland type information with the spectral features, shape features, texture features, and spectral indices, using the eXtreme gradient boosting (XGBoost) algorithm, and compared with support vector machine (SVM) and random forest (RF). Results showed that Zhuhai-1 imagery can be used to identify wetland types accurately. Among three machine learning algorithms, the XGBoost gave the best wetland classification effect (OA=87.2%, Kappa coefficient=0.84). Moreover, the selected features gave higher classification accuracy, which verified the importance of feature selection for Zhuhai-1 imagery. This study proposed a new method suitable for large-area wetland classification, which can provide a practical technical reference for wetland resource investigation, protection, and development.

Key words: wetland classification, mangrove, remote sensing, XGBoost, Zhuhai-1, hyperspectral imagery

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