SP-707

July 2012

Proceedings of

First Sentinel-2 Preparatory

Symposium
2327 April 2012
Frascati, Italy

ESA Organising Committee

Y.-L. Desnos, O. Arino, J. Aschbacher, M. Berger, S. Cheli, O. Colin, S. Delwart, M. Drusch, F. Gascon
B. Hoersch, B. Koetz, P. Martimort, R. Meisner, M.Paganini, F.M. Seifert, F, Spoto
Scientific Committee
F. Achard, JRC
H. Bach, VISTA
S. Bartalev, RAS
L. Beard, USDA
A. Belward, JRC
G. Beye, CSE
T. Brefort, DG ENTR
L. Bydekerke, VITO
M. Caetano, IGP
E. Chuvieco, Univ. Alcal
G. Dedieu, CESBIO
P. Defourny, UCL
M. Deshayes, CEMAGREF
O. Fanton d'Andon, ACRI
R. Fernandes, CCRS
S. Fritz, IIASA
I. Gitas, AUTh
D. Goodenough, Univ. Victoria
F. Gonzlez-Alonso, CIFOR
L. Guanter, Univ. Oxford

O. Hagolle, CESBIO
T. Hme, VTT
H. Hansen, KEYOBS
A. Held, CSIRO
M. Hernandez, UNESCO
M. Herold, Univ. Wageningen
M. Hill, Univ. ND
C. Hoffmann, Geoville
A.C. Janetos, Univ. Maryland
A. Kb, Univ. Oslo
H. Kaufmann, GFZ
H. Kontoes, NOA
T. Korme, RCMRD
J. Latham, FAO
O. Leo, JRC
Z. Li, CAF
T. Loveland, USGS
K. MacDicken, FAO
P. Manunta, Planetek
G. Menz, Univ. Bonn

R. Moore, Google
A. Mller, DLR
J. S. Parihar, ISRO
F. Paul, Univ. Zurich
M. Rosengren, METRIA
G. Rossner, DLR
M. Schaepman, Univ. Zurich
B. Scholes, CSIR
T. Soukup, GISAT
C. Steenmans, EEA
M. Thankappan, NEOGGA
J. Townshend, Univ. Maryland
D. Treinsoutrot, Ministre de
l'cologie
J. Verdin, USGS
C. Woodcock, Univ. Boston
M. Wulder, CFS

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Proc. of First Sentinel-2 Preparatory Symposium

Frascati, Italy (ESA SP-707, July 2012)

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CONTENTS

Foreword
O. Arino, B. Hoesrch & Y.L.Desnos

Opening Session
Chairs: Y.-L. Desnos
Sentinel-2: ESAs Optical High-Resolution Mission for GMES Operational Services
F. Spoto, P. Martimort & M. Drusch
The Sentinel-2 Mission Products
F. Gascon

Services and Perspectives

Chairs: M. Facchini, A. Belward & C. Steenmans
Enhancement and Enlargement of Precision Agriculture and Forest Monitoring Services Thanks
to the Sentinel 2 Data
H. Poilv, P. Duthil, P. Bicheron et al.

Glacier, Wetlands, Flood, Fire, Land Degradation

Chairs: A. Kb & M. Deshayes
GlobWetland II - The new Opportunities with Sentinel-2 for Wetland Mapping and Monitoring
K. Weise, M. Paganini, B. Wolf et al.
Assessment Land Degradation Using Optical Remote Sensing and GIS in Saloum Estuary, Senegal
N.M. Dieng, J. Dinis, S. Faye & M. Caetano

Coastal and Inland Water Quality

Chairs: P. Manunta & O. Fanton d'Andon
High Resolution Satellite Data Needs in Finnish Coastal Waters and Lakes
S. Koponen, K. Kallio, J. Attila et al.

Agriculture I
Chairs: O. Leo & H. Bach
Potential and Challenges of Using Sentinel-2 for Smart Farming
H. Bach, S. Migdall, K. Spannraft et al.
Opportunities for Sentinel-2 in an Integrated Sensor Approach to Support Decision Making
in Precision Agriculture
L. Kooistra, J. Clevers, E. Beza et al.

Agriculture II
Chairs: R. Fernandes & L. Bydekerke
Robust Leaf Area Index Retrieval Using Sentinel 2 Red-Edge Bands
R. Fernandes, K. Omari, F. Canisius et al.
Evaluating Machine Learning Regression Algorithms for Operational Retrieval of Biophysical Parameters:
Opportunities for Sentinel
J. Verrelst, J.P. Rivera, L. Alonso et al.

Agriculture III
Chairs: S. Fritz & G. Rossner
Sensitivity of Sentinel-2 Red-Edge Bands to Leaf Chlorophyll Concentration in Winter Wheat
M. Vincini, S. Amaducci & E. Frazzi
Data Assimilation of Sentinel-2 Observations: Preliminary Results from EO-LDAS and Outlook
P. Lewis, J. Gomez-Dans, T. Kaminski et al.
Correction of BRDF-Effects in Vegetation Indices Using Simulated Sentinel-2 Data
T. Kuester, K. Segl, D. Spengler & H. Kaufmann
Ground Level LAI Assessment of Wheat and Potato Crops by Sentinel-2 Bands
I. Herrmann, A. Pimstein, A. Karnieli et al.

Land Cover I
Chairs: J. Latham & M. Thankappan
Building a Continental Scale Land Cover Monitoring Framework for Australia
M. Thankappan, L. Lymburner, P. Tan at al.
Evaluation of Sentinel-2 Bands over the Spectrum
S.E. Hosseini Aria, B. Gorte & M. Menenti

Land Cover II
Chairs: P. Defourny & M. Wulder
Harmonised European Land Monitoring
H. Haubold, L. Hallin-Pihlatie & T. Soukup

Beyond Landsat Pixel-Based Large Area Composites for Added Value Sentinel-2 Products
P. Griffiths, P. Hostert & S. van der Linden
Sentinel-2 Images and Finnish Corine Land Cover Classification
M. Trm, S. Hatunen, P. Hrm & E. Jrvenp

Land Cover III

Chairs: M. Rosengren & T. Loveland
State and Transition Modelling with Remote Sensing: A Synergistic Future for MODIS, VIIRS and Sentinel 2
M.J. Hill, B. Lemons & Q. Zhou

Forestry I
Chairs: S. Bartalev & T. Hme
Recover Project to support REDD First Results on Forest Monitoring from Mexico
T. Hme, L. Sirro, H. Ahola et al.
Potential Applications of Sentinel-2 Data to Forest Monitoring Services in Support to
REDD Activities: The Democratic Republic of Congo Case within Recover Project
D. Pedrazzani, M.T. Mateos San Juan, M. Gmez Gimnez et al.

Forestry II
Chairs: C. Woodcock & K. MacDicken
Substituting Landsat TM/ETM+ Data with ALOS AVNIR-2 Imagery for Forest Cover Change
Detection Assessment in the Tropics
M. Vollmar, R. Rai, D. Simonetti et al.
High Resolution Mapping of Vegetation Dynamics from Sentinel-2
L. Eklundh, M. Sjstrm, J. Ard & P. Jnsson
Forest Crown Cover Estimation in Northern Boreal and Temperate European Forest
L. Sirro, T. Hme, H. Ahola & A. Lnnqvist

Forestry III
Chairs: F. Achard & M. Herold
Combining Forest Characteristics from High-Resolution Satellite Data with Spaceborne LiDAR
for Biomass Estimation
F. Enle, J. Heinzel & B. Koch
Combining Multi-Sensor Medium Resolution Satellite Imagery for Forest Cover Change Assessment
in Central Africa
B. Desclee, D. Simonetti, P. Mayaux & F. Achard

POSTERS

Agriculture
EO Services for Agricultural Applications: Overview of ISAC Services Collection
and their First Outcomes
F.J. Lozano, I. Piccard, F. Vescovi et al.
Analysing MODIS Phenometrics Quality on Cropped Land in West Africa
E. Vintrou, A. Bgu, C. Baron et al.
Uncertainties on Evapotranspiration Derived from Landsat Images Depending on Realibility of
Albedo Input Data over a Mediterranean Agricultural Region
M. Mira, D. Courault, O. Hagolle et al.
Mapping Evapotranspiration on Vineyards: The SENTINEL-2 Potentiality
G. Ciraolo, F. Capodici, G. DUrso et al.
Retrieving Crops Green Area Index from High Temporal and Spatial Resolution Remote Sensing Data
A. Veloso, V. Demarez & E. Ceschia
Using the Red-Edge Bands on Sentinel-2 for Retrieving Canopy Chlorophyll and Nitrogen Content
J.G.P.W. Clevers & A.A. Gitelson
MODIS Data for Forecasting Sugarcane Yield in Kenya through a Zonal Approach
B. Mulianga, A. Bgu, M. Simoes et al.

Water Quality
Using Multispectral Sentinel-2 Data to Monitor Submerse Macrophytes
P. Wolf, S. Roessler, T. Schneider & A. Melzer
Planktothrix Rubescens in Freshwater Reservoirs: The Sentinel-2 Potentiality for
Mapping Phycocyanin Concentration
A. Maltese, F. Capodici, G. Ciraolo et al.

Cartography
Groundwater Potential in Cristalline Basement Rock in the Sabodala (Senegal) Mining Region
Using Remote Sensing and GIS
I. Mall, S. Faye, P.M. Ngom & O. Bocoum
PRISM Triplet and Stereopairs to Build Digital Surface Models
V. Baiocchi, M.V. Milone & M. Mormile

Forestry
The Role of Satellite Data for the National Forest Monitoring Systems in the Context of REDD+
I. Jonckheere
Forest Species Differentiation and Mapping Using EO-1 Hyperion Imagery
G. Galidaki, I. Gitas & T. Katagis

Land Cover
On the Effectiveness of Sentinel-2 Data for Land-Cover Mapping: Comparison with Landsat and SPOT Imagery
T. Buchholz, M. Marconcini & D. Fernndez-Prieto
Concepts and Processing Techniques for Global Sentinel 1-3 Land Cover Dynamics
and Change (LCDC) Product
J. Reiche & M. Herold
Integration of GIS Datasets and EO Data in Land Cover Production
E. Jrvenp, R. Teiniranta & L. Hallin-Pihlatie
Establishing a Consistent Training Set with Available Low Resolution Ancillary Data
C.C. Fonte, J. Dinis, L.M.S. Gonalves & M. Caetano
Reflectance Measurement of Main Urban Covers in the Sentinel-2 Spectral Windows
P. Salvador, J. Sanz, J. Rodriguez & J.L. Casanova
Seasonality of Land Cover Types as Basis for Improved Land Cover Classification
within Pan-European Area Frame Sampling Scheme
M. Trm, S. Lewiski, S. Aleksandrowicz et al.
A Comparison of Supervised Classification Techniques for Landcover Classification for
the Warsaw Region Using SPOT 4 Imagery
S. Shrestha, Z. Bochenek & C. Smith
Object Based Land Use and Land Cover Classification Using Sumbandilasat Imagery
in Pretoria, South Africa
P. Mhangara & J. Odindi
Change Detection and Direction of Changes for Europe Case Study Based on
KOMPSAT-2 Satellite Data
K. Turlej, Z. Bochenek, M. Tomaszewska & K. Dabrowska-Zielinska
Environmental Changes Monitoring Land Cover Changes in the Siberian Region
of Komi. Estimate of the Vegetation Trend Using Remote Sensing
F. Santaniell, B. Koetz & A. Cappelli
Integration of Land Cover Data into the Open Source Model SWAT
N. Oppelt, H. Rathjens & K. Doernhoefer
Limits and Perspectives of Satellite Hyperspectral and Multispectral Data Utilization for Identification of
Contaminated Sites (Experiences from Preparatory Phase of the National Inventory Project)
J. Petruchov, Z. Suchnek, J. eicha et al.

Tools and Methods

Radiometric Cross-Calibration of Polar Orbital Sensors Using Geostationary Ocean Color Imager (GOCI)
W. Park & J.-S. Won
The Kalideos Databases: A Framework for the Scientific Analysis and Exploitation of Sentinels-2 Images
C. Tinel, T. Rabaute, H. de Boissezon et al.
Land Surface Emissivity Estimation from Synergistic Use of Sentinel-2 and Sentinel-3 Based
on Spatial-Spectral Unmixing Techniques
Z. Mitraka & M. Berger

Session Summaries
Chair: O. Arino

Table of Contents:
1.

Introduction

2.

Symposium Programme

3.

Seed Questions

4.

Symposium Conclusions
4.1.1

Service and Perspectives

4.1.2

Glaciers, Wetland, Floods, Fires and Land Degradation

4.1.3

Coastal and Inland Water Quality

4.1.4

Agriculture

4.1.5

Land Cover

4.1.6

Forestry

4.1.7

Methods and Tools

5.

Symposium Recommendations

6.

Conclusions and Perspective

List of Participants