Development of Novel Classification Algorithms for Detection of Floating Plastic Debris in Coastal Waterbodies Using Multispectral Sentinel-2 Remote Sensing Imagery

• Published in: Remote sensing (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 13; no. 8; p. 1598
• Main Authors: Basu, Bidroha, Sannigrahi, Srikanta, Sarkar Basu, Arunima, Pilla, Francesco
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 20.04.2021
• Subjects: Algorithms; Biodiversity; Classification; Clustering; clustering analysis; Coastal waters; Coastal zone; Cyprus; Detritus; Environmental impact; floating plastics in coastal waters; food chain; Food chains; Greece; human health; Lakes; Marine ecosystems; model validation; Oceans; Performance evaluation; Plastic debris; Plastic pollution; pollution; Population growth; reflectance; regression analysis; Remote sensing; Satellite imagery; satellites; Sentinel 2 image analysis; Short wave radiation; Support vector machines; support vector regression; surface water; Tourism; Urbanization; Greece; Cyprus

Plastic pollution poses a significant environmental threat to the existence and health of biodiversity and the marine ecosystem. The intrusion of plastic to the food chain is a massive concern for human health. Urbanisation, population growth, and tourism have been identified as major contributors t...