Exploitation of Sentinel-2 Time Series for Horticulture Crops Inventory

Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) bands generated from Sentinel-2A data are used to define the growth cycle of different vegetable types. NDVI time series allow the identification of several parameters, such as planting and maturation dates and crop cycle duration, that enable the characterization of each crop. A curve-matching algorithm, based on a set of NDVI curve parameters, were used to identify horticulture parcels.