Global changes in climate and land use are threatening natural ecosystems, biodiversity,
and the ecosystem services people rely on. This is why it is necessary to track and monitor …

There is an unprecedented array of new satellite technologies with capabilities for
advancing our understanding of ecological processes and the changing composition of the …

Formal planning and development of what became the first Landsat satellite commenced
over 50 years ago in 1967. Now, having collected earth observation data for well over four …

We developed the Function of mask (Fmask) 4.0 algorithm for automated cloud and cloud
shadow detection in Landsats 4–8 and Sentinel-2 images. Three major innovative …

Identification of clouds, cloud shadows and snow in optical images is often a necessary step
toward their use. Recently a new program (named Fmask) designed to accomplish these …

A new algorithm for Continuous Change Detection and Classification (CCDC) of land cover
using all available Landsat data is developed. It is capable of detecting many kinds of land …

The Sentinel-2 satellite mission, developed by the European Space Agency (ESA) for the
Copernicus program of the European Union, provides repetitive multi-spectral observations …

A new method called Fmask (Function of mask) for cloud and cloud shadow detection in
Landsat imagery is provided. Landsat Top of Atmosphere (TOA) reflectance and Brightness …

We developed a new algorithm called Tmask (multiTemporal mask) for automated masking
of cloud, cloud shadow, and snow for multitemporal Landsat images. This algorithm consists …

The Theia Snow collection routinely provides high-resolution maps of the snow-covered
area from Sentinel-2 and Landsat-8 observations. The collection covers selected areas …