Tree species mapping in Denmark: A comparison of spectral-temporal features with geospatial foundation model embeddings
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Danish researchers used national forest survey plots and remote sensing data, combined with basic models such as TESSERA, to generate component maps and construct the first high-precision national tree species distribution map with a resolution of 10 meters. The study compared spectral temporal features with input representations of traditional base models, and classified evaluations were conducted with crown height information. Results showed that the multi-layer perceptron based on spectral temporal features achieved macro F1 scores of 0.843 and 0.653 in pure and mixed forests, respectively; the TESSERA embedding model performed better than traditional methods when the training plots accounted for less than 25%. Multi-year observations significantly improved classification accuracy, and the final tree species map had an overall accuracy of 79.9%. It has been released as an open-access product, serving forest monitoring, ecological research, and land management.