Remote sensing ecological index (RSEI) model and its applications: A review
CHEN Yixin1,2(), NING Xiaogang1,2(), ZHANG Hanchao1,2, LAN Xiaoqiang1,3, CHANG Zhongbing1,4
1. Key Laboratory of Natural Resources Monitoring in Tropical and Subtropical Area of South China, Ministry of Natural Resources, Guangzhou 510670, China 2. Chinese Academy of Surveying and Mapping, Beijing 100036, China 3. Information Center of Ministry of Natural Resources, Beijing 100036, China 4. Institute of Land Resource Surveying and Mapping of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou 510500, China
In the context of achieving peak carbon dioxide emissions and carbon neutrality, conducting a remote sensing-based ecological assessment and monitoring analysis is greatly significant for ascertaining the ecological condition in time and formulating scientific and reasonable ecological protection policies. The early remote sensing-based ecological assessment indices, simple and involving complex processes, are difficult to find wide applications. In contrast, the remote sensing ecological index (RSEI), contributing to elevated assessment efficiency, has been extensively used. To gain a deeper understanding of RSEI, this study describes its background, calculation method, and research status and provides a summary of the current issues and regional adjustments. Furthermore, it analyzes the main application directions of RSEI, namely the in-depth analyses of regional ecological assessment and change monitoring. Finally, the study proposes that despite a broad space for RSEI development, it is necessary to conduct research into the spatiotemporal scales of images, storage and batch processing capabilities, model adaption, and intelligentization.
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