Monitoring Soil Properties Using EnMAP Spaceborne Imaging Spectroscopy Mission

authored by: Sabine Chabrillat, Robert Milewski, Kathrin Ward, Saskia Foerster, Stephane Guillaso, Christopher Loy, Eyal Ben-Dor, Nikos Tziolas, Thomas Schmid, Bas Van Wesemael, Jose A.M. Dematte
Abstract: The Environmental Mapping and Analysis Program (EnMAP) is a new spaceborne German hyperspectral satellite mission, whose primary goal is to generate accurate information on the state and evolution of the Earth's ecosystems. The core themes of EnMAP are monitoring environmental changes, ecosystem responses to human activities, and management of natural resources such as soils and minerals. EnMAP started on 1^st April 2022 and is now in operational phase since over six months, with strong expectations regarding data quality and impact on soil research. In this paper, we aim to demonstrate in a few case studies the observed current capabilities for EnMAP with regard to soil mapping based on different test sites and methodologies. Key soil properties could be derived and spatially mapped in agricultural test sites in semi-arid and temperate zones such as Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) content important for soil health and carbon sequestration, texture (clay content) important for soil fertility, and carbonate content. Additionally, we test different standard and state-of-the art methodologies, including new scenarios for time-series of hyperspectral remote sensing data for improved soil products.
Organisation(s): Institute of Soil Science
External Organisation(s): Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ)
Tel Aviv University
University of Florida
Centre for Energy, Environmental and Technological Research (CIEMAT)
Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)
Universidade de Sao Paulo
Type: Conference contribution
Pages: 1130-1133
No. of pages: 4
Publication date: 2023
Publication status: Published
Peer reviewed: Yes
ASJC Scopus subject areas: Computer Science Applications, Earth and Planetary Sciences(all)
Sustainable Development Goals: SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
Electronic version(s): https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS52108.2023.10282165 (Access: Closed)