Automated Detection of Cloud and Cloud Shadow in Single-Date Landsat Imagery Using Neural Networks and Spatial Post-Processing

• Published in: Remote sensing (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 6; no. 6; pp. 4907 - 4926
• Main Authors: Hughes, M Joseph, Hayes, Daniel J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 2014
• Subjects: Algorithms; Archives & records; Automation; Classification; cloud detection; cloud masking; Clouds; Errors; image analysis; Landsat; Methods; Neural networks; Pixels; remote sensing; Satellite imagery; Sensors; Shadows; United States > US

The use of Landsat data to answer ecological questions is greatly increased by the effective removal of cloud and cloud shadow from satellite images. We develop a novel algorithm to identify and classify clouds and cloud shadow, SPARCS: Spatial Procedures for Automated Removal of Cloud and Shadow. T...