The remote sensing (RS) techniques have become a guiding and promising tool for mineral
exploration and map** of lithological units. The RS for mineral exploration begins with …

Thanks to their wide coverage and the valuable spectral information, remote sensing data
constitute a popular instrument in the mineral exploration toolbox. In recent times, the remote …

Abstract Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) is a useful representative of soil fertility and an essential
parameter in controlling the dynamics of various agrochemicals in soil. Soil texture is also …

As part of the Copernicus programme of the European Commission (EC), the European
Space Agency (ESA) has developed and is currently operating the Sentinel-2 mission that is …

A satellite-derived cropland extent map at high spatial resolution (30-m or better) is a must
for food and water security analysis. Precise and accurate global cropland extent maps …

Abstract Sentinel-2 and Sentinel-3 are two newly launched satellites for global monitoring.
The Sentinel-2 Multispectral Imager (MSI) and Sentinel-3 Ocean and Land Colour …

We present the first comparison of Sentinel-2A (S2) MSI (Multi-Spectral Instrument) and
Landsat 8 (L8) OLI (Operational Land Imager) data in the retrieval of forest canopy cover …

The Atmospheric Correction Inter-comparison eXercise (ACIX) is an international initiative
with the aim to analyse the Surface Reflectance (SR) products of various state-of-the-art …

The availability of new generation multispectral sensors of the Landsat 8 and Sentinel-2
satellite platforms offers unprecedented opportunities for long-term high-frequency …

Nowadays Earth observation satellites, in particular Landsat, provide a valuable help to
forest managers in post-fire operations; being the base of post-fire damage maps that …