Introduction

2,000 wetland/open water polygons were randomly selected from the classified spring wetland polygons. 926 additional polygons were then selected to ballance out the swamp, open water, and upland class. These 2,926 polygons were then assigned a wetland classs according to the Alberta Wetland Classification System. From these polygon, 72 different remote sensing metrics were extracted from Sentinel-1, -2, and topographic data for each polygon. This includes static, multi-temporal, variabiliy, and topographic measures.

Data summary

Four landcover classes were assigned to the polygons. The distribution of the labels by class is seen below.

WetlandClass n()
Marsh 1548
Open Water 305
Swamp 701
Upland 372

Violin plots

This explores the class seperation for each of the input variables.

3D clustering

XGBoost

Below we: 1) divide the label data into test and train, 2) test varibles importance in a XGB model, 3) select varibles to be included in the predictive model, 4) Test the cross correlation of the chosen varibles, 5) predict the landcover class of the test data with the train model, 6) assess the accuracy of the prediction

XGBoost variables importance (all variables)

The variable importance when all variables are put into a XGB model

variable importance
Feature Gain Cover Frequency Importance
B4fall_mean 0.13935 0.03453 0.01338 0.13935
VVfall_mean 0.08974 0.06547 0.03571 0.08974
VHfall_mean 0.08747 0.03588 0.01246 0.08747
B8summer_mean 0.08123 0.03666 0.01898 0.08123
TPI_stdDev 0.05465 0.04063 0.03663 0.05465
SWI_mean 0.05119 0.03214 0.02358 0.05119
B8spring_mean 0.02902 0.04738 0.03521 0.02902
dB12_mean 0.02707 0.03796 0.02542 0.02707
dB11_mean 0.02347 0.01804 0.01313 0.02347
dVH_mean 0.02136 0.02617 0.01924 0.02136
TPI_mean 0.01900 0.03458 0.03128 0.01900
NDWIfall_stdDev 0.01832 0.02401 0.01438 0.01832
logArea 0.01623 0.02227 0.01890 0.01623
NDWIfall_mean 0.01500 0.01032 0.01020 0.01500
B3fall_mean 0.01496 0.00543 0.00360 0.01496
NDVIfall_mean 0.01347 0.02046 0.01188 0.01347
NDVIsummer_mean 0.01170 0.02111 0.01999 0.01170
dVV_mean 0.01152 0.02137 0.02108 0.01152
B2spring_mean 0.01029 0.01248 0.01246 0.01029
ALratio 0.00985 0.01237 0.02333 0.00985
B11summer_mean 0.00975 0.00531 0.00920 0.00975
DPOLfall_mean 0.00874 0.00993 0.01288 0.00874
dSummerNDVI_mean 0.00865 0.01349 0.01890 0.00865
ARIfall_mean 0.00763 0.01032 0.01254 0.00763
VVspring_mean 0.00730 0.01152 0.01589 0.00730
B11spring_stdDev 0.00632 0.00954 0.01129 0.00632
B12summer_mean 0.00629 0.00931 0.00920 0.00629
B8fall_mean 0.00618 0.00477 0.00820 0.00618
B3spring_mean 0.00602 0.00385 0.00544 0.00602
dARI_mean 0.00582 0.00824 0.01472 0.00582
B11fall_mean 0.00573 0.00734 0.01330 0.00573
VHspring_mean 0.00573 0.01098 0.01539 0.00573
DPOLspring_mean 0.00568 0.00989 0.01271 0.00568
VHfall_stdDev 0.00547 0.01567 0.01405 0.00547
NDVIspring_mean 0.00544 0.01062 0.00845 0.00544
B2fall_mean 0.00475 0.01299 0.01296 0.00475
dNDVI_stdDev 0.00475 0.00929 0.00920 0.00475
B12spring_mean 0.00465 0.01316 0.01196 0.00465
VVspring_stdDev 0.00454 0.00672 0.00552 0.00454
dB11_stdDev 0.00454 0.00852 0.01213 0.00454
B4fall_stdDev 0.00453 0.00689 0.01188 0.00453
B12fall_mean 0.00445 0.00783 0.01380 0.00445
NDWIspring_mean 0.00428 0.00873 0.00753 0.00428
dVV_stdDev 0.00426 0.01328 0.01430 0.00426
B8fall_stdDev 0.00426 0.01254 0.01204 0.00426
area 0.00420 0.00554 0.00460 0.00420
SWI_stdDev 0.00389 0.01378 0.01296 0.00389
B12fall_stdDev 0.00383 0.00551 0.01154 0.00383
ARIfall_stdDev 0.00374 0.01054 0.01288 0.00374
ARIspring_mean 0.00372 0.00546 0.00953 0.00372
B12summer_stdDev 0.00372 0.01121 0.01213 0.00372
B11spring_mean 0.00370 0.00532 0.00928 0.00370
NDVIfall_stdDev 0.00363 0.00812 0.01179 0.00363
B8spring_stdDev 0.00352 0.00380 0.00853 0.00352
B4spring_stdDev 0.00335 0.00728 0.00945 0.00335
dNDWI_mean 0.00325 0.00982 0.00644 0.00325
dVH_stdDev 0.00320 0.00465 0.00878 0.00320
B2summer_mean 0.00320 0.00216 0.00477 0.00320
dDPOL_stdDev 0.00310 0.00443 0.00769 0.00310
ARIsummer_stdDev 0.00308 0.00392 0.00627 0.00308
VVfall_stdDev 0.00298 0.00830 0.00928 0.00298
ARIsummer_mean 0.00295 0.00637 0.00811 0.00295
B4spring_mean 0.00285 0.00226 0.00293 0.00285
B11fall_stdDev 0.00285 0.00497 0.00652 0.00285
B8summer_stdDev 0.00256 0.00532 0.00887 0.00256
B4summer_stdDev 0.00256 0.00314 0.00602 0.00256
ARIspring_stdDev 0.00240 0.00580 0.00786 0.00240
B3fall_stdDev 0.00232 0.00355 0.00728 0.00232
dB12_stdDev 0.00225 0.00419 0.00820 0.00225
dDPOL_mean 0.00215 0.00380 0.00652 0.00215
B4summer_mean 0.00208 0.00152 0.00427 0.00208
B3spring_stdDev 0.00204 0.00577 0.00594 0.00204
dSummerNDVI_stdDev 0.00202 0.00312 0.00703 0.00202
dNDVI_mean 0.00190 0.00247 0.00552 0.00190
B2fall_stdDev 0.00186 0.00528 0.00644 0.00186
B3summer_mean 0.00174 0.00133 0.00485 0.00174
DPOLfall_stdDev 0.00173 0.00368 0.00577 0.00173
DPOLspring_stdDev 0.00169 0.00326 0.00585 0.00169
NDWIspring_stdDev 0.00165 0.00271 0.00560 0.00165
NDWIsummer_mean 0.00159 0.00243 0.00468 0.00159
dNDWI_stdDev 0.00153 0.00261 0.00544 0.00153
B12spring_stdDev 0.00134 0.00122 0.00351 0.00134
NDVIspring_stdDev 0.00133 0.00377 0.00544 0.00133
NDWIsummer_stdDev 0.00126 0.00188 0.00460 0.00126
dARI_stdDev 0.00115 0.00134 0.00360 0.00115
B3summer_stdDev 0.00112 0.00069 0.00360 0.00112
VHspring_stdDev 0.00103 0.00121 0.00343 0.00103
B2spring_stdDev 0.00093 0.00267 0.00284 0.00093
NDVIsummer_stdDev 0.00086 0.00136 0.00360 0.00086
B2summer_stdDev 0.00082 0.00079 0.00301 0.00082
B12summer_stdDev.1 0.00069 0.00162 0.00243 0.00069

XGBoost full model and accuracy

Cross correlation of chosen variables and results of the XGB prediction

cross correlation of slecected variables
B4fall_mean VVfall_mean VHfall_mean B8summer_mean SWI_mean B8spring_mean TPI_stdDev dB12_mean dVH_mean TPI_mean NDVIsummer_mean dSummerNDVI_mean NDWIfall_stdDev NDWIfall_mean B3fall_mean lcClass
B4fall_mean 1.00 -0.19 -0.51 0.43 0.39 0.32 -0.38 -0.56 0.54 0.09 -0.05 -0.05 -0.52 -0.51 0.98 -0.53
VVfall_mean -0.19 1.00 0.78 0.38 -0.50 0.24 0.25 0.33 -0.61 -0.02 0.67 -0.29 -0.23 -0.36 -0.24 0.14
VHfall_mean -0.51 0.78 1.00 0.12 -0.51 0.03 0.36 0.47 -0.91 -0.05 0.49 -0.23 0.00 -0.01 -0.52 0.39
B8summer_mean 0.43 0.38 0.12 1.00 -0.04 0.35 -0.08 -0.14 0.02 0.09 0.63 -0.47 -0.57 -0.59 0.37 -0.33
SWI_mean 0.39 -0.50 -0.51 -0.04 1.00 -0.23 -0.66 -0.54 0.49 0.11 -0.24 0.00 -0.05 -0.10 0.40 -0.48
B8spring_mean 0.32 0.24 0.03 0.35 -0.23 1.00 0.20 0.30 0.04 0.03 0.11 -0.06 -0.37 -0.33 0.32 0.01
TPI_stdDev -0.38 0.25 0.36 -0.08 -0.66 0.20 1.00 0.46 -0.36 -0.23 0.06 0.10 0.18 0.29 -0.36 0.51
dB12_mean -0.56 0.33 0.47 -0.14 -0.54 0.30 0.46 1.00 -0.48 -0.03 0.08 -0.09 0.31 0.37 -0.52 0.56
dVH_mean 0.54 -0.61 -0.91 0.02 0.49 0.04 -0.36 -0.48 1.00 0.07 -0.30 0.14 -0.14 -0.13 0.52 -0.45
TPI_mean 0.09 -0.02 -0.05 0.09 0.11 0.03 -0.23 -0.03 0.07 1.00 0.08 -0.07 -0.13 -0.09 0.07 -0.11
NDVIsummer_mean -0.05 0.67 0.49 0.63 -0.24 0.11 0.06 0.08 -0.30 0.08 1.00 -0.70 -0.32 -0.49 -0.14 -0.13
dSummerNDVI_mean -0.05 -0.29 -0.23 -0.47 0.00 -0.06 0.10 -0.09 0.14 -0.07 -0.70 1.00 0.08 0.15 0.00 0.12
NDWIfall_stdDev -0.52 -0.23 0.00 -0.57 -0.05 -0.37 0.18 0.31 -0.14 -0.13 -0.32 0.08 1.00 0.68 -0.45 0.42
NDWIfall_mean -0.51 -0.36 -0.01 -0.59 -0.10 -0.33 0.29 0.37 -0.13 -0.09 -0.49 0.15 0.68 1.00 -0.42 0.50
B3fall_mean 0.98 -0.24 -0.52 0.37 0.40 0.32 -0.36 -0.52 0.52 0.07 -0.14 0.00 -0.45 -0.42 1.00 -0.47
lcClass -0.53 0.14 0.39 -0.33 -0.48 0.01 0.51 0.56 -0.45 -0.11 -0.13 0.12 0.42 0.50 -0.47 1.00
confusion matrix
Marsh Swamp Open Water Upland
Marsh 426.00 33.00 19.00 7.00 87.84
Swamp 24.00 178.00 1.00 6.00 85.17
Open Water 8.00 1.00 67.00 2.00 85.90
Upland 3.00 11.00 0.00 92.00 86.79
92.41 79.82 77.01 85.98 86.90