Multi-sensor remote sensing for land cover mapping in the Can Gio mangrove ecosystem, Ho Chi Minh City

Authors

  • Mai Thy Phạm Thị 1

    Mai Thy Phạm Thị

    1 Ho Chi Minh City Space Technology Application Center (STAC), Vietnam National Space Center (VNSC), Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Ha Noi, Viet Nam

  • Kiều Thi Trương Nhật 2

    Kiều Thi Trương Nhật

    2 Ho Chi Minh City Space Technology Application Center (STAC), Vietnam National Space Center (VNSC), Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Ha Noi, Viet NamH

  • Bảo Nghi Đặng Phạm 3

    Bảo Nghi Đặng Phạm

    3 Ho Chi Minh City Space Technology Application Center (STAC), Vietnam National Space Center (VNSC), Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Ha Noi, Viet NamH

  • Đạo Nguyên Lâm 4

    Đạo Nguyên Lâm

    4 Ho Chi Minh City Space Technology Application Center (STAC), Vietnam National Space Center (VNSC), Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Ha Noi, Viet NamH

  • Valentini Emiliana 5

    Valentini Emiliana

    5 National Research Council of Italy (CNR-ISP), Rome

1 Ho Chi Minh City Space Technology Application Center (STAC), Vietnam National Space Center (VNSC), Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Ha Noi, Viet Nam
2 Ho Chi Minh City Space Technology Application Center (STAC), Vietnam National Space Center (VNSC), Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Ha Noi, Viet NamH
3 Ho Chi Minh City Space Technology Application Center (STAC), Vietnam National Space Center (VNSC), Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Ha Noi, Viet NamH
4 Ho Chi Minh City Space Technology Application Center (STAC), Vietnam National Space Center (VNSC), Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Ha Noi, Viet NamH
5 National Research Council of Italy (CNR-ISP), Rome

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19766444

Keywords:

Multi-sensor remote sensing, linear spectral mixture model, land use/land cover, hyperspectral
Received 2026-02-22
Published 2026-06-01

Abstract

This study presents an integrated approach utilizing multispectral Sentinel-2, hyperspectral PRISMA, and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) COSMO-SkyMed (CSK) data to map land use/land cover (LULC) patterns in the Can Gio mangrove ecosystem. The analysis is supplemented with biophysical variables (LAI, FAPAR) and an in-situ spectral library to enhance the spectral discriminability of vegetation and spectrally similar surfaces. A Linear Spectral Mixture Model (LSMM) is applied to the PRISMA data to address the severe spectral mixing commonly encountered in coastal environments. Furthermore, CSK data are exploited to delineate urban settlements and aquaculture ponds. The classification results yielded an overall accuracy of 88% (Kappa = 0.83), demonstrating the efficacy of the multisensor approach in characterizing heterogeneous landscapes. This methodology exhibits significant potential for application in next-generation hyperspectral missions.

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Published

2026-06-01

How to Cite

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“Multi-sensor remote sensing for land cover mapping in the Can Gio mangrove ecosystem, Ho Chi Minh City”, GeocartaGIS, vol. 12, no. 02, pp. 20–31, Jun. 2026, doi: 10.5281/zenodo.19766444.

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