A General Model for Large-Scale Paddy Rice Mapping by Combining Biological Characteristics, Deep Learning, and Multisource Remote Sensing Data

Due to the influences combined with global climate change and human activity, paddy rice area and distribution have undergone dramatic changes. Currently, many approaches for paddy rice mapping rely on the prior knowledge of paddy rice phenology or require widely distributed ground samples of paddy...

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Main Authors: Zhenjie Liu, Jialin Liu, Yingyue Su, Xiangming Xiao, Jingwei Dong, Luo Liu
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Published: IEEE 2025-01-01
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author Zhenjie Liu
Jialin Liu
Yingyue Su
Xiangming Xiao
Jingwei Dong
Luo Liu
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Jialin Liu
Yingyue Su
Xiangming Xiao
Jingwei Dong
Luo Liu
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description Due to the influences combined with global climate change and human activity, paddy rice area and distribution have undergone dramatic changes. Currently, many approaches for paddy rice mapping rely on the prior knowledge of paddy rice phenology or require widely distributed ground samples of paddy rice, which are limited for large-scale applications. In this work, we propose a general paddy rice mapping (GPRM) model by combining biological characteristics, deep learning, and multisource remote sensing data. The proposed GPRM first utilizes the normalized difference vegetation index and land surface water index to acquire large-scale remote sensing dataset in key phenology periods of paddy rice, such as the transplanting period and peak vegetative growth period. Then, a general model using object-based deep neural networks is developed and trained by the remote sensing dataset and the ground reference data collected in one region (e.g., Guangdong Province), which can be directly applied for generating 10-m paddy rice maps in other regions with different climate conditions and complex cropping systems (e.g., Jiangxi Province and Heilongjiang Province). The results demonstrate that the GPRM can realize remarkable performance of paddy rice mapping in China. The overall accuracies are over 99%, and the user accuracy, producer accuracy, and Kappa coefficient vary from 0.77 to 0.93, 0.94 to 0.97, 0.9 to 0.95, respectively. Overall, the GPRM is has significant promise for large-scale paddy rice mapping with complex cropping systems, thus supporting global agricultural development strategies and food security.
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spelling doaj-art-de6c3570c70949db83dcf559200e5f092025-08-20T02:07:59ZengIEEEIEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing1939-14042151-15352025-01-0118147051471710.1109/JSTARS.2025.357375011031092A General Model for Large-Scale Paddy Rice Mapping by Combining Biological Characteristics, Deep Learning, and Multisource Remote Sensing DataZhenjie Liu0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6513-1149Jialin Liu1Yingyue Su2https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6651-7851Xiangming Xiao3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0956-7428Jingwei Dong4Luo Liu5https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1942-931XHubei Key Laboratory of Intelligent Geo-Information Processing, School of Computer Science, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, ChinaGuangdong Province Key Laboratory for Agricultural Resources Utilization, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, ChinaGuangdong Province Key Laboratory for Agricultural Resources Utilization, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, ChinaDepartment of Microbiology and Plant Biology, Center for Earth Observation and Modeling, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USAKey Laboratory of Land Surface Pattern and Simulation, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaGuangdong Province Key Laboratory for Agricultural Resources Utilization, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, ChinaDue to the influences combined with global climate change and human activity, paddy rice area and distribution have undergone dramatic changes. Currently, many approaches for paddy rice mapping rely on the prior knowledge of paddy rice phenology or require widely distributed ground samples of paddy rice, which are limited for large-scale applications. In this work, we propose a general paddy rice mapping (GPRM) model by combining biological characteristics, deep learning, and multisource remote sensing data. The proposed GPRM first utilizes the normalized difference vegetation index and land surface water index to acquire large-scale remote sensing dataset in key phenology periods of paddy rice, such as the transplanting period and peak vegetative growth period. Then, a general model using object-based deep neural networks is developed and trained by the remote sensing dataset and the ground reference data collected in one region (e.g., Guangdong Province), which can be directly applied for generating 10-m paddy rice maps in other regions with different climate conditions and complex cropping systems (e.g., Jiangxi Province and Heilongjiang Province). The results demonstrate that the GPRM can realize remarkable performance of paddy rice mapping in China. The overall accuracies are over 99%, and the user accuracy, producer accuracy, and Kappa coefficient vary from 0.77 to 0.93, 0.94 to 0.97, 0.9 to 0.95, respectively. Overall, the GPRM is has significant promise for large-scale paddy rice mapping with complex cropping systems, thus supporting global agricultural development strategies and food security.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11031092/Deep learningGoogle Earth Engine (GEE)paddy ricephenologySentinel-1/2
spellingShingle Zhenjie Liu
Jialin Liu
Yingyue Su
Xiangming Xiao
Jingwei Dong
Luo Liu
A General Model for Large-Scale Paddy Rice Mapping by Combining Biological Characteristics, Deep Learning, and Multisource Remote Sensing Data
IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
Deep learning
Google Earth Engine (GEE)
paddy rice
phenology
Sentinel-1/2
title A General Model for Large-Scale Paddy Rice Mapping by Combining Biological Characteristics, Deep Learning, and Multisource Remote Sensing Data
title_full A General Model for Large-Scale Paddy Rice Mapping by Combining Biological Characteristics, Deep Learning, and Multisource Remote Sensing Data
title_fullStr A General Model for Large-Scale Paddy Rice Mapping by Combining Biological Characteristics, Deep Learning, and Multisource Remote Sensing Data
title_full_unstemmed A General Model for Large-Scale Paddy Rice Mapping by Combining Biological Characteristics, Deep Learning, and Multisource Remote Sensing Data
title_short A General Model for Large-Scale Paddy Rice Mapping by Combining Biological Characteristics, Deep Learning, and Multisource Remote Sensing Data
title_sort general model for large scale paddy rice mapping by combining biological characteristics deep learning and multisource remote sensing data
topic Deep learning
Google Earth Engine (GEE)
paddy rice
phenology
Sentinel-1/2
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11031092/
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