SAR, optical and LiDAR data fusion for the high resolution mapping of natural protected areas

Abstract

The singular characteristics of the Canarian archipelago (Spain) have allowed the development of a unique biological richness. Almost half of its territory is protected to preserve the natural environment. In this paper, different approaches to consider fusion of multi-sensor data are considered and corresponding methodologies described. The application to real datasets over Canarian islands is undergoing and fusion maps will be presented at the conference while preliminary classification results with multispectral data are described here.