Geospatial Artificial Intelligence (GeoAI) and Satellite Imagery Fusion for Soil Physical Property Predicting
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Published:2023-09-24
Issue:19
Volume:15
Page:14125
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ISSN:2071-1050
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Container-title:Sustainability
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Sustainability
Author:
Hosseini Fatemeh Sadat1, Seo Myoung Bae23, Razavi-Termeh Seyed Vahid2ORCID, Sadeghi-Niaraki Abolghasem2, Jamshidi Mohammad4, Choi Soo-Mi2ORCID
Affiliation:
1. Geoinformation Technology Center of Excellence, Faculty of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering, K.N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran 19697, Iran 2. Department of Computer Science & Engineering and Convergence Engineering for Intelligent Drone, XR Research Center, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, Republic of Korea 3. Future & Smart Constrction Division, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology, Goyang-si 10223, Republic of Korea 4. Soil and Water Research Institute (SWRI), Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj 31785-311, Iran
Abstract
This study aims to predict vital soil physical properties, including clay, sand, and silt, which are essential for agricultural management and environmental protection. Precision distribution of soil texture is crucial for effective land resource management and precision agriculture. To achieve this, we propose an innovative approach that combines Geospatial Artificial Intelligence (GeoAI) with the fusion of satellite imagery to predict soil physical properties. We collected 317 soil samples from Iran’s Golestan province for dependent data. The independent dataset encompasses 14 parameters from Landsat-8 satellite images, seven topographic parameters from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) DEM, and two meteorological parameters. Using the Random Forest (RF) algorithm, we conducted feature importance analysis. We employed a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN), RF, and our hybrid CNN-RF model to predict soil properties, comparing their performance with various metrics. This hybrid CNN-RF network combines the strengths of CNN networks and the RF algorithm for improved soil texture prediction. The hybrid CNN-RF model demonstrated superior performance across metrics, excelling in predicting sand (MSE: 0.00003%, RMSE: 0.006%), silt (MSE: 0.00004%, RMSE: 0.006%), and clay (MSE: 0.00005%, RMSE: 0.007%). Moreover, the hybrid model exhibited improved precision in predicting clay (R2: 0.995), sand (R2: 0.992), and silt (R2: 0.987), as indicated by the R2 index. The RF algorithm identified MRVBF, LST, and B7 as the most influential parameters for clay, sand, and silt prediction, respectively, underscoring the significance of remote sensing, topography, and climate. Our integrated GeoAI-satellite imagery approach provides valuable tools for monitoring soil degradation, optimizing agricultural irrigation, and assessing soil quality. This methodology has significant potential to advance precision agriculture and land resource management practices.
Funder
Institute of Information and communications Technology Planning and Evaluation Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy National Research Council of Science and Technology
Subject
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment,Geography, Planning and Development,Building and Construction
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