COSMO-SkyMed and Sentinel-1 for crop monitoring

The use of COSMO-SkyMed alone or in synergy with sentinel-1 (S-1) for crop mapping, fresh biomass retrieval and tillage change identification is investigated. For crop mapping Maximum Likelihood (ML) and knowledgebased (KB) have been adopted. Fresh biomass retrieval is carried out using semi-empirical approaches, whereas for the tillage change mapping, a change detection approach is proposed. The experimental basis of the study includes time series of ground, CSK and S-1 data collected over the Apulian Tavoliere (Italy) and the Yanco agricultural (Australia) areas in the framework of ASI and ESA projects.