Aplicação de geotecnologias no uso e cobertura da terra na bacia hidrográfica do Alto Curso do rio Paraíba

José Hugo Simplicio de Sousa; Geroge do Nascimento Ribeiro; Paulo Roberto Megna Francisco; Wesley dos Santos Carvalho

doi:10.31416/rsdv.v12i2.683

Authors

José Hugo Simplicio de Sousa Universidade Federal de Campina Grande
Geroge do Nascimento Ribeiro Universidade Federal de Campina Grande
Paulo Roberto Megna Francisco Universidade Federal de Campina Grande
Wesley dos Santos Carvalho Universidade Católica Dom Bosco

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31416/rsdv.v12i2.683

Keywords:

Caatinga, Vegetation cover, Sentinel-2

Abstract

Through improper human activities over the years in the Upper Paraíba River basin, there have been significant transformations in its ecosystem. Maps depicting the distribution of activities and types of land cover have become essential tools for providing accurate data in the process of managing river basins. With the arrival of cloud computing platforms and advances in machine learning classifiers, new outlets are appearing for more accurate, large-scale classification of land uses and land covers. This study sought to achieve an accurate classification of land use and land cover (LULC) patterns in the analyzed basin area, by the year 2021, using the Classification and Regression Trees (CART), Random Forest (RF) and Minimum Distance - Euclidean (MMD) classifiers. To calculate the accuracy of the process, parameters such as the Kappa Index, Overall Accuracy, Producer Accuracy and User Accuracy were used. The Google Earth Engine (GEE) cloud computing platform for creating and evaluating LULC maps resulted in an effective and agile product. The RF classifier excelled in distinguishing the various classes with high precision, obtaining reduced spectral interference and an accuracy of over 85%.

Author Biographies

José Hugo Simplicio de Sousa, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande

Undergraduate student in Biosystems Engineering at the Federal University of Campina Grande, CDSA/Campus Sumé with an emphasis on Remote Sensing and Geoprocessing. He worked as a scholarship holder for the Institutional Scientific Initiation Program - PIBIC, in projects in the area of Remote Sensing and Geoprocessing, between 2021 and 2023 and worked on a project in the area of food drying between 2020 and 2021. Former Associate Junior Consultant at SustemBIO Jr, the Junior Company of the Biosystems Engineering course at UFCG/CDSA.

Geroge do Nascimento Ribeiro, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande

He holds a bachelor's degree in Agronomy (2003) and a master's degree in Soil and Water Management and Conservation (2006) from the Federal University of Paraíba, a doctorate in Agricultural Engineering from the Federal University of Campina Grande (2014) and a post-doctorate in Alternative Energy Sources from the Graduate Program in Chemical Engineering at UFCG (LABFREN/UFCG). He is currently a professor at the Federal University of Campina Grande/CDSA/Campus Sumé. He has experience in the areas of Geosciences, with an emphasis on Remote Sensing (natural resources, geotechnologies and thematic mapping) and Renewable Energies (production of hydrogen as a fuel source for fuel cells and solar energy - photovoltaic panels).

Paulo Roberto Megna Francisco, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande

He worked as a Researcher for Regional Scientific Development for Internalization at the Federal University of Paraíba-UFPB-CCA/Areia. Graduated in Agricultural Engineering from UFCG. PhD student in Natural Resources (Concentration in Natural Resources Engineering). He has a PhD in Agricultural Engineering (Concentration in Irrigation and Drainage) from the Federal University of Campina Grande - UFCG (2013), a Master's Degree in Agronomy - Soil and Water Management (Concentration - Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Planning) from the Federal University of Paraíba - UFPB - Areia (2010) and also graduated as an Agricultural Technologist (Mechanization) from the São Paulo State University Júlio de Mesquita Filho - UNESP - Bauru (1990). He has teaching experience in the field of Agronomy, with an emphasis on Agricultural Mechanization, Agricultural Machinery and Implements and Agro-technical Machinery. He works as a researcher, collaborator and advisor on projects at the UFPB Areia Campus, UFCG - Campina Grande Campus, Sumé Campus and Patos Campus. He has experience in technical soil classification and mapping, agricultural and pedoclimatic suitability, land use capacity, geoprocessing, cartography, remote sensing, geostatistics, water balance generation and climate indices. He has worked as a consultant for INCRA/PB on PDAs. He was an ad hoc consultant for CONFEA as organizer of CONTECC. Editor-in-chief of Editora Portal Tecnológico-EPTEC. He is currently working as an organizer and on the scientific committee of CNMA-Poços de Caldas.

Wesley dos Santos Carvalho, Universidade Católica Dom Bosco

Sanitary and Environmental Engineer, with a master's degree in Environmental Sciences and Agricultural Sustainability from the Dom Bosco Catholic University - UCDB. PhD student in Environmental Sciences and Agricultural Sustainability at the Dom Bosco Catholic University - UCDB. He currently works as a Fellow at the Technical Center of the Integrated Center for Environmental Protection and Research - CEIPPAM/UCDB, linked to the Public Prosecutor's Office of Mato Grosso do Sul. He worked as an intern at the Geoprocessing and Remote Sensing Center of the Public Prosecutor's Office of the State of Mato Grosso do Sul

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