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A Comparative Estimation of Maize Leaf Water Content Using Machine Learning Techniques and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)-Based Proximal and Remotely Sensed Data

A Fuzzy-Based Model to Predict the Spatio-Temporal Performance of the Dolichogenidea gelechiidivoris Natural Enemy against Tuta absoluta under Climate Change

scientific article published in 2022

A comparison of partial least squares (PLS) and sparse PLS regressions for predicting yield of Swiss chard grown under different irrigation water sources using hyperspectral data

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A comparison of regression tree ensembles: Predicting Sirex noctilio induced water stress in Pinus patula forests of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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A comparison of selected machine learning classifiers in mapping a South African heterogeneous coastal zone: Testing the utility of an object-based classification with WorldView-2 imagery

scholarly article published 25 October 2012

A spatial and temporal assessment of fire regimes on different vegetation types using MODIS burnt area products

scientific article published in 2016

A systematic review on the use of remote sensing technologies in quantifying grasslands ecosystem services

scientific article published in 2022

An Analysis of Ecosystem Vulnerability and Management Interventions in the Morogoro Region Landscapes, Tanzania

scholarly article by M.M. Ojoyi et al published September 2015 in Tropical conservation science

Analysing fragmentation in vulnerable biodiversity hotspots in Tanzania from 1975 to 2012 using remote sensing and fragstats

scholarly article by John Odindi et al published 18 November 2016 in Nature Conservation

Application of Drone Technologies in Surface Water Resources Monitoring and Assessment: A Systematic Review of Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities in the Global South

Application of topo-edaphic factors and remotely sensed vegetation indices to enhance biomass estimation in a heterogeneous landscape in the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania

scholarly article by Mercy Ojoyi et al published 20 May 2015 in Geocarto International

Assessing and mapping the severity of soil erosion using the 30-m Landsat multispectral satellite data in the former South African homelands of Transkei

Assessing habitat fragmentation of the KwaZulu-Natal Sandstone Sourveld, a threatened ecosystem

scientific article published in 2016

Assessing the Prospects of Remote Sensing Maize Leaf Area Index Using UAV-Derived Multi-Spectral Data in Smallholder Farms across the Growing Season

Assessing the effects of subtropical forest fragmentation on leaf nitrogen distribution using remote sensing data

article published in 2013

Assessing the potential of integrated Landsat 8 thermal bands, with the traditional reflective bands and derived vegetation indices in classifying urban landscapes

Capability of models to predict leaf N and P across four seasons for six sub-tropical forest evergreen trees

Challenges and opportunities in the use of remote sensing for C3and C4grass species discrimination and mapping

Combining spectral and textural remote sensing variables using random forests: predicting the age ofPinus patulaforests in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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Commercial tree species discrimination using airborne AISA Eagle hyperspectral imagery and partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) in KwaZulu–Natal, South Africa

article by Kabir Peerbhay et al published May 2013 in ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

Comparing the Utility of Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) and Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) on Sentinel-2 MSI to Estimate Dry Season Aboveground Grass Biomass

scientific article published in 2024

Comparing the spectral settings of the new generation broad and narrow band sensors in estimating biomass of native grasses grown under different management practices

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Comparison of partial least squares and support vector regressions for predicting leaf area index on a tropical grassland using hyperspectral data

article by Zolo Kiala et al published 15 August 2016 in Journal of Applied Remote Sensing

Correction: Sibanda et al. Application of Drone Technologies in Surface Water Resources Monitoring and Assessment: A Systematic Review of Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities in the Global South. Drones 2021, 5, 84

DETERMINING THE OPTIMAL SPATIAL RESOLUTION OF REMOTELY SENSED DATA FOR THE DETECTION OF SIREX NOCTILIO INFESTATIONS IN PINE PLANTATIONS IN KWAZULU-NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA

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Detecting Sirex noctilio grey-attacked and lightning-struck pine trees using airborne hyperspectral data, random forest and support vector machines classifiers

article by Elfatih M. Abdel-Rahman et al published February 2014 in ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

Detecting bugweed (Solanum mauritianum) abundance in plantation forestry using multisource remote sensing

scholarly article by Kabir Peerbhay et al published November 2016 in ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

Detecting the severity of woodwasp, Sirex noctilio, infestation in a pine plantation in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, using texture measures calculated from high spatial resolution imagery

Detection and mapping of bracken fern weeds using multispectral remotely sensed data: a review of progress and challenges

Detection and mapping the spatial distribution of bracken fern weeds using the Landsat 8 OLI new generation sensor

Determining extreme heat vulnerability of Harare Metropolitan City using multispectral remote sensing and socio-economic data

Determining the Capability of the Tree-Based Pipeline Optimization Tool (TPOT) in Mapping Parthenium Weed Using Multi-Date Sentinel-2 Image Data

scientific article published in 2022

Determining the Influence of Long Term Urban Growth on Surface Urban Heat Islands Using Local Climate Zones and Intensity Analysis Techniques

scientific article published in 2022

Determining the susceptibility ofEucalyptus nitensforests toCoryphodema tristis(cossid moth) occurrence in Mpumalanga, South Africa

article by Elhadi Adam et al published October 2013 in International Journal of Geographical Information Science

Discriminating Rangeland Management Practices Using Simulated HyspIRI, Landsat 8 OLI, Sentinel 2 MSI, and VENµS Spectral Data

Discriminating indicator grass species for rangeland degradation assessment using hyperspectral data resampled to AISA Eagle resolution

scholarly article

Discriminating sodium concentration in a mixed grass species environment of the Kruger National Park using field spectrometry

Discriminating the early stages of Sirex noctilio infestation using classification tree ensembles and shortwave infrared bands

scholarly article

Discriminating the papyrus vegetation (Cyperus papyrus L.) and its co-existent species using random forest and hyperspectral data resampled to HYMAP

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Discriminating tropical grass (Cenchrus ciliaris) canopies grown under different nitrogen treatments using spectroradiometry

article published in 2003

Discrimination of Tomato Plants (Solanum lycopersicum) Grown under Anaerobic Baffled Reactor Effluent, Nitrified Urine Concentrates and Commercial Hydroponic Fertilizer Regimes Using Simulated Sensor Spectral Settings

Distribution of Parthenium hysterophoru L. with variation in rainfall using multi-year SPOT data and random forest classification

Does simultaneous variable selection and dimension reduction improve the classification ofPinusforest species?

Empirical Prediction of Leaf Area Index (LAI) of Endangered Tree Species in Intact and Fragmented Indigenous Forests Ecosystems Using WorldView-2 Data and Two Robust Machine Learning Algorithms

scholarly article by Galal Omer et al published 13 April 2016 in Remote Sensing

Estimating Biomass of Native Grass Grown under Complex Management Treatments Using WorldView-3 Spectral Derivatives

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Estimating LAI and mapping canopy storage capacity for hydrological applications in wattle infested ecosystems using Sentinel-2 MSI derived red edge bands

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Estimating and Monitoring Land Surface Phenology in Rangelands: A Review of Progress and Challenges

Estimating and mapping grass phosphorus concentration in an African savanna using hyperspectral image data

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Estimating canopy nitrogen concentration across C3 and C4 grasslands using WorldView-2 multispectral data and the random forest algorithm

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Estimating forest standing biomass in savanna woodlands as an indicator of forest productivity using the new generation WorldView-2 sensor

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Estimating leaf area index of the Yellowwood tree (<i>Podocarpus spp.)</i> in an indigenous Southern African Forest, using Sentinel 2 Multispectral Instrument data and the Random Forest regression ensemble

scientific article published on 22 July 2021

Estimating standing biomass in papyrus (Cyperus papyrus L.) swamp: exploratory of in situ hyperspectral indices and random forest regression

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Estimating the road edge effect on adjacentEucalyptus grandisforests in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, using texture measures and an artificial neural network

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Estimating tropical pasture quality at canopy level using band depth analysis with continuum removal in the visible domain

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Estimation of Canopy Nitrogen Concentration Across C3 and C4 Grasslands Using WorldView-2 Multispectral Data

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Estimation of Maize Foliar Temperature and Stomatal Conductance as Indicators of Water Stress Based on Optical and Thermal Imagery Acquired Using an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Platform

Estimation of high density wetland biomass: combining regression model with vegetation index developed from Worldview-2 imagery

Evaluating the impact of red-edge band from Rapideye image for classifying insect defoliation levels

article by Samuel Adelabu et al published September 2014 in ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

Evaluating the influence of the Red Edge band from RapidEye sensor in quantifying leaf area index for hydrological applications specifically focussing on plant canopy interception

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Evaluating the performance of the newly-launched Landsat 8 sensor in detecting and mapping the spatial configuration of water hyacinth ( Eichhornia crassipes ) in inland lakes, Zimbabwe

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Evaluating the robustness of models developed from field spectral data in predicting African grass foliar nitrogen concentration using WorldView-2 image as an independent test dataset

Evaluating the utility of the medium-spatial resolution Landsat 8 multispectral sensor in quantifying aboveground biomass in uMgeni catchment, South Africa

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Examining the potential of Sentinel-2 MSI spectral resolution in quantifying above ground biomass across different fertilizer treatments

Examining the utility of random forest and AISA Eagle hyperspectral image data to predictPinus patulaage in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Exploiting machine learning algorithms for tree species classification in a semiarid woodland using RapidEye image

scholarly article by Samuel Adelabu et al published 19 November 2013 in Journal of Applied Remote Sensing

Exploring the potential ofin situhyperspectral data and multivariate techniques in discriminating different fertilizer treatments in grasslands

Feature Selection on Sentinel-2 Multispectral Imagery for Mapping a Landscape Infested by Parthenium Weed

scientific article published in 2019

Field spectrometry of papyrus vegetation (Cyperus papyrus L.) in swamp wetlands of St Lucia, South Africa

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Forage quality of savannas — Simultaneously mapping foliar protein and polyphenols for trees and grass using hyperspectral imagery

scientific article published in 2010

Forest health and vitality: the detection and monitoring of Pinus patula trees infected by Sirex noctilio using digital multispectral imagery

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Geostatistical Analysis of Quality Protein Maize Outcrossing with Pollen from Adjacent Normal Endosperm Maize Varieties

Google Earth Engine Applications Since Inception: Usage, Trends, and Potential

scientific article published in 2018

High density biomass estimation for wetland vegetation using WorldView-2 imagery and random forest regression algorithm

How to build science-action partnerships for local land-use planning and management: lessons from Durban, South Africa

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Hyperspectral band depth analysis for a better estimation of grass biomass (Cenchrus ciliaris) measured under controlled laboratory conditions

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Identifying relevant hyperspectral bands using Boruta: a temporal analysis of water hyacinth biocontrol

scholarly article

Implications of land use transitions on soil nitrogen in dynamic landscapes in Tanzania

scholarly article by Mercy M. Ojoyi et al published May 2017 in Land Use Policy

Integrating age in the detection and mapping of incongruous patches in coffee ( Coffea arabica ) plantations using multi-temporal Landsat 8 NDVI anomalies

article by Abel Chemura et al published May 2017 in International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation

Integrating environmental variables and WorldView-2 image data to improve the prediction and mapping of Thaumastocoris peregrinus (bronze bug) damage in plantation forests

Integrating imaging spectroscopy and neural networks to map grass quality in the Kruger National Park, South Africa

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Integrating remote sensing and conventional grazing/browsing models for modelling carrying capacity in southern African rangelands

Integrating remote sensing and geostatistics to estimate woody vegetation in an African savanna

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Integrating remote sensing and spatial statistics to model herbaceous biomass distribution in a tropical savanna

Inter-Seasonal Estimation of Grass Water Content Indicators Using Multisource Remotely Sensed Data Metrics and the Cloud-Computing Google Earth Engine Platform

Intra-and-inter species biomass prediction in a plantation forest: testing the utility of high spatial resolution spaceborne multispectral RapidEye sensor and advanced machine learning algorithms

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Investigating the Capability of Few Strategically Placed Worldview-2 Multispectral Bands to Discriminate Forest Species in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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Investigating the robustness of the new Landsat-8 Operational Land Imager derived texture metrics in estimating plantation forest aboveground biomass in resource constrained areas

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Land surface temperature and emissivity estimation for Urban Heat Island assessment using medium- and low-resolution space-borne sensors: A review

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Land-use/cover classification in a heterogeneous coastal landscape using RapidEye imagery: evaluating the performance of random forest and support vector machines classifiers

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Leaf level experiments to discriminate between eucalyptus species using high spectral resolution reflectance data: use of derivatives, ratios and vegetation indices

Linking major shifts in land surface temperatures to long term land use and land cover changes: A case of Harare, Zimbabwe

scholarly article by Terence Mushore et al published June 2017 in Urban Climate

Linking remotely sensed forage quality estimates from WorldView-2 multispectral data with cattle distribution in a savanna landscape

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Machine learning prediction of coffee rust severity on leaves using spectroradiometer data

scientific article published in 2017

Mapping Solanum mauritianum plant invasions using WorldView-2 imagery and unsupervised random forests

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Mapping alien and indigenous vegetation in the KwaZulu-Natal Sandstone Sourveld using remotely sensed data

scientific article published in 2016

Mapping canopy gaps in an indigenous subtropical coastal forest using high-resolution WorldView-2 data

Mapping leaf area index of the Yellowwood tree species in an Afromontane mistbelt forest of southern Africa using topographic variables

Mapping leaf nitrogen and carbon concentrations of intact and fragmented indigenous forest ecosystems using empirical modeling techniques and WorldView-2 data

Mapping the occurrence of Chromolaena odorata (L.) in subtropical forest gaps using environmental and remote sensing data

Mapping the spatial distribution of the yellowwood tree ( Podocarpus henkelii ) in the Weza-Ngele forest using the newly launched Sentinel-2 multispectral imager data

Measuring quality performance of cadastral survey and deeds registration work processes

Merging Double Sampling with Remote Sensing for a Rapid Estimation of Fuelwood

Modeling the Potential Distribution of Pine Forests Susceptible to Sirex Noctilio Infestations in Mpumalanga, South Africa

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Modelling potential distribution of bramble (rubus cuneifolius) using topographic, bioclimatic and remotely sensed data in the KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg, South Africa

Multispectral and hyperspectral remote sensing for identification and mapping of wetland vegetation: a review

scientific article published in 2009

Multispectral mapping of key grassland nutrients in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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Multispectral remote sensing for mapping grassland degradation using the key indicators of grass species and edaphic factors

Narrow band vegetation indices overcome the saturation problem in biomass estimation

Nitrogen detection with hyperspectral normalized ratio indices across multiple plant species

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Optimising the spatial resolution of WorldView-2 pan-sharpened imagery for predicting levels of Gonipterus scutellatus defoliation in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

article by Romano Lottering & Onisimo Mutanga published February 2016 in ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

Optimizing the spatial resolution of WorldView-2 imagery for discriminating forest vegetation at subspecies level in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Optimum rabbit density over fish ponds to optimise Nile tilapia production in an integrated rabbit–fish system in Rwanda

scholarly article by S Rukera Tabaro et al published August 2012 in African Journal of Aquatic Science

Outdoor thermal discomfort analysis in Harare, Zimbabwe in Southern Africa

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Performance of Support Vector Machines and Artificial Neural Network for Mapping Endangered Tree Species Using WorldView-2 Data in Dukuduku Forest, South Africa

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Potential of interval partial least square regression in estimating leaf area index

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Potential utility of the spectral red-edge region of SumbandilaSat imagery for assessing indigenous forest structure and health

Predicting C3 and C4 grass nutrient variability using in situ canopy reflectance and partial least squares regression

article by Clement Adjorlolo et al published 19 March 2015 in International Journal of Remote Sensing

Predicting Eucalyptus spp. stand volume in Zululand, South Africa: an analysis using a stochastic gradient boosting regression ensemble with multi-source data sets

scholarly article

Predicting Spatial Distribution of Key Honeybee Pests in Kenya Using Remotely Sensed and Bioclimatic Variables: Key Honeybee Pests Distribution Models

scholarly article by David Makori et al published 28 February 2017 in International Journal of Geo Information

Predicting Thaumastocoris peregrinus damage using narrow band normalized indices and hyperspectral indices using field spectra resampled to the Hyperion sensor

Predicting in situ pasture quality in the Kruger National Park, South Africa, using continuum-removed absorption features

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Predicting plant water content in Eucalyptus grandis forest stands in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa using field spectra resampled to the Sumbandila Satellite Sensor

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Predicting water stress induced byThaumastocoris peregrinusinfestations in plantation forests using field spectroscopy and neural networks

Prediction of future urban surface temperatures using medium resolution satellite data in Harare metropolitan city, Zimbabwe

scholarly article by Terence Mushore et al published September 2017 in Building and Environment

Progress in remote sensing: vegetation monitoring in South Africa

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Progress in the remote sensing of C3 and C4 grass species aboveground biomass over time and space

scholarly article

Quantifying Aboveground Grass Biomass Using Space-Borne Sensors: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review

scientific article published in 2023

Quantifying grass productivity using remotely sensed data: an assessment of grassland restoration benefits

scientific article published on 21 August 2020

Quantifying the variability and allocation patterns of aboveground carbon stocks across plantation forest types, structural attributes and age in sub-tropical coastal region of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa using remote sensing

scholarly article by Timothy Dube & Onisimo Mutanga published October 2015 in Applied Geography

Random Forests Unsupervised Classification: The Detection and Mapping of Solanum mauritianum Infestations in Plantation Forestry Using Hyperspectral Data

scholarly article by Kabir Peerbhay et al published June 2015 in IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing

Rearing Rabbits Over Earthen Fish Ponds in Rwanda: Effects on Water and Sediment Quality, Growth, and Production of Nile TilapiaOreochromis niloticus

scholarly article by Simon Rukera Tabaro et al published April 2012 in Journal of Applied Aquaculture

Red edge shift and biochemical content in grass canopies

article by Onisimo Mutanga & Andrew K. Skidmore published May 2007 in ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

Reducing Leaf-Level Hyperspectral Data to 22 Components of Biochemical and Biophysical Bands Optimizes Tree Species Discrimination

scholarly article

Remote Sensing Grassland Productivity Attributes: A Systematic Review

Remote sensing applications in monitoring urban growth impacts on in-and-out door thermal conditions: A review

Remote sensing equivalent water thickness of grass treated with different fertiliser regimes using resample HyspIRI and EnMAP data

Remote sensing leaf water stress in coffee ( Coffea arabica ) using secondary effects of water absorption and random forests

article by Abel Chemura et al published August 2017 in Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Remote sensing of above-ground biomass

scholarly article

Remote sensing of crop health for food security in Africa: Potentials and constraints

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Remote sensing of key grassland nutrients using hyperspectral techniques in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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Remote sensing of species diversity using Landsat 8 spectral variables

Scenario-based approach in dealing with climate change impacts in Central Tanzania

scholarly article by M. Ojoyi et al published January 2017 in Futures

Seasonal discrimination of C3 and C4 grasses functional types: An evaluation of the prospects of varying spectral configurations of new generation sensors

Separability of coffee leaf rust infection levels with machine learning methods at Sentinel-2 MSI spectral resolutions

scholarly article by Abel Chemura et al published 27 December 2016 in Precision Agriculture

Spectral Discrimination of Insect Defoliation Levels in Mopane Woodland Using Hyperspectral Data

article by Samuel Adelabu et al published January 2014 in IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing

Spectral discrimination of increaser species as an indicator of rangeland degradation using field spectrometry

Spectral discrimination of papyrus vegetation (Cyperus papyrus L.) in swamp wetlands using field spectrometry

Spectral resampling based on user-defined inter-band correlation filter: C3 and C4 grass species classification

Stand-volume estimation from multi-source data for coppiced and high forest Eucalyptus spp. silvicultural systems in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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Testing the capabilities of the new WorldView-3 space-borne sensor’s red-edge spectral band in discriminating and mapping complex grassland management treatments

Testing the capability of spectral resolution of the new multispectral sensors on detecting the severity of grey leaf spot disease in maize crop

article by Inos Dhau et al published 30 June 2017 in Geocarto International

Testing the detection and discrimination potential of the new Landsat 8 satellite data on the challenging water hyacinth ( Eichhornia crassipes ) in freshwater ecosystems

Testing the reliability and stability of the internal accuracy assessment of random forest for classifying tree defoliation levels using different validation methods

Testing the utility of multivariate techniques in mapping commercial forest species using freely available Landsat 8 Operational Land Imager (OLI)

Testing the value of freely available Landsat 8 Operational Land Imager (OLI) and OLI pan-sharpened imagery in discriminating commercial forest species

The Utility of Sentinel-2 MSI Data to Estimate Wetland Vegetation Leaf Area Index in Natural and Rehabilitated Wetlands

scientific article published on 18 October 2021

The Utility of Sentinel-2 Spectral Data in Quantifying Above-Ground Carbon Stock in an Urban Reforested Landscape

scientific article published in 2021

The Utility of the Upcoming HyspIRI’s Simulated Spectral Settings in Detecting Maize Gray Leafy Spot in Relation to Sentinel-2 MSI, VENµS, and Landsat 8 OLI Sensors

The impact of integrating WorldView-2 sensor and environmental variables in estimating plantation forest species aboveground biomass and carbon stocks in uMgeni Catchment, South Africa

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The potential of remote sensing technology for the detection and mapping ofThaumastocoris peregrinusin plantation forests

The role of remote sensing in tropical grassland nutrient estimation: a review

scientific article published in 2023

The utility of satellite fire product accuracy Information-perspectives and recommendations from the Southern Africa fire network

Towards a framework for measuring end to end performance of land administration business processes – A case study

UAV-Based Multispectral Phenotyping for Disease Resistance to Accelerate Crop Improvement under Changing Climate Conditions

scientific article published on 30 July 2020

Understanding the relationship between urban outdoor temperatures and indoor air-conditioning energy demand in Zimbabwe

scholarly article by Terence Mushore et al published October 2017 in Sustainable Cities and Society

Understanding the spatial distribution of elephant (Loxodonta africana) poaching incidences in the mid-Zambezi Valley, Zimbabwe using Geographic Information Systems and remote sensing

scholarly article by Mbulisi Sibanda et al published 27 October 2015 in Geocarto International

Unsupervised anomaly weed detection in riparian forest areas using hyperspectral data and LiDAR

Use of Landsat series data to analyse the spatial and temporal variations of land degradation in a dispersive soil environment: A case of King Sabata Dalindyebo local municipality in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

article by Timothy Dube et al published August 2017 in Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Using WorldView-2 bands and indices to predict bronze bug (Thaumastocoris peregrinus) damage in plantation forests

Variation in foliar water content and hyperspectral reflectance ofPinus patulatrees infested bySirex noctilio

Varietal discrimination of common dry bean (Phaseolus vulgarisL.) grown under different watering regimes using multitemporal hyperspectral data

Veld fire reporting and mapping techniques in the Kruger National Park, South Africa, from 1941 to 2011

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Water quality monitoring in sub-Saharan African lakes: a review of remote sensing applications

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