Artificial neural network multilayer perceptron models to classify California’s crops using Harmonized Landsat Sentinel (HLS) data

Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing
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Advances in remote sensing and machine learning are enhancing cropland classification, vital for global food and water security. We used multispectral Harmonized Landsat 8 Sentinel-2 (HLS) 30-m data in an artificial neural network (ANN) multi-layer perceptron (MLP) model to classify five crop classes (cotton, alfalfa, tree crops, grapes, and others) in California's Central Valley. The ANN MLP model, trained on 2021 data from the United States Department of Agriculture's Cropland Data Layer, was validated by classifying crops for an independent year, 2022. Across the five crop classes, the overall accuracy was 74%. Producer's and user's accuracies ranged from 65% to 87%, with cotton achieving the highest accuracies. The study highlights the potential of using deep learning with HLS time series data for accurate global crop classification.

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Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Artificial neural network multilayer perceptron models to classify California’s crops using Harmonized Landsat Sentinel (HLS) data
Series title Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing
DOI 10.14358/PERS.24-00072R3
Volume 91
Issue 2
Year Published 2025
Language English
Publisher Ingenta Connect
Contributing office(s) Western Geographic Science Center
Description 10 p.
First page 91
Last page 100
Country United States
State California
City Fresno
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