Sentinel-2 Foliage Projective Cover for Queensland

A source of Foliage Projective Cover (FPC) estimates derived from Sentinel-2 satellite imagery using the DETSI algorithm for Queensland, Australia. It models the green fraction of woody vegetation cover based on the minimum NDVI from two-year seasonal surface reflectance composites. The output is delivered as raster imagery at a 10-meter spatial resolution.

Use Cases

• Analyze spatial patterns of woody vegetation FPC across Queensland using the 10-meter resolution imagery.
• Model the relationship between seasonal NDVI minima from Sentinel-2 composites and field-measured FPC.
• Assess vegetation greenness fluctuations and identify anomalies like high FPC on irrigated pastures.
• Integrate FPC estimates with the woody vegetation extent dataset for ecosystem constraint analysis.

Strengths

• Provides FPC estimates at a high 10-meter spatial resolution from Sentinel-2 imagery.
• Model is based on a national set of field data for calibration with Landsat imagery.
• Represents FPC for a two-year period to minimize seasonal influence from herbaceous vegetation.

Limitations

• Absolute FPC values for specific pixels may be over- or under-estimated due to model sensitivity.
• Model is sensitive to vegetation greenness, which can cause anomalies in non-woody vegetation areas.
• The two-year composite period was partly constrained by limited early Sentinel-2 imagery availability.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery

Collection Method

Model applied to Sentinel-2 seasonal surface reflectance composites, calibrated with field data and radiometric relationships from Landsat.

Time Range

Two-year composite periods (specific dates not provided).

Freshness

Last updated March 20, 2026.

Geography

Queensland, Australia.