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Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences

CAJG 2018: Advances in Remote Sensing and Geo Informatics Applications pp 229–230Cite as

VegMeasure: Image Processing Software for Grassland Vegetation Monitoring

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Abstract

Vegetative inventories, whether they are agronomic, ecologic, range, or forestry, often measure plant cover. Vegetation cover is a fundamental parameter in many studies of plant ecology. It is used to measure the surface of the ground exposed to the direct impact of rain drops, sunlight and it is also used to monitor changes in vegetation structure over time. VegMeasure®, an image processing software, was developed to monitor vegetation cover over a period of time, through utilizing green leaf and brightness algorithms as well as K-means classifications. This study demonstrates that digital image processing of vegetation can be fast and affordable, through creating a permanent digital record that can be revisited over time.

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  • Image processing
  • Digital camera
  • Central Asia
  • Arid environment
  • Rangelands

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Acknowledgements

This study was supported by the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), the VegMeasure project and the CGIAR Research Program on Livestock (CRP Livestock).

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  1. International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Amman, Jordan

    Mounir Louhaichi & Sawsan Hassan

  2. Department of Animal and Rangeland Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA

    Mounir Louhaichi & Douglas E. Johnson

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Correspondence to Mounir Louhaichi .

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  1. Schmid College of Science and Technology, Chapman University, Orange, CA, USA

    Prof. Hesham M. El-Askary

  2. Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, Daejeon, Korea (Republic of)

    Dr. Saro Lee

  3. Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Caltech, Pasadena, CA, USA

    Dr. Essam Heggy

  4. University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    Dr. Biswajeet Pradhan

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Louhaichi, M., Hassan, S., Johnson, D.E. (2019). VegMeasure: Image Processing Software for Grassland Vegetation Monitoring. In: El-Askary, H., Lee, S., Heggy, E., Pradhan, B. (eds) Advances in Remote Sensing and Geo Informatics Applications. CAJG 2018. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01440-7_53

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