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Organic farming is a key element in achieving more sustainable agriculture. For a better understanding of the development and impact of organic farming, comprehensive, spatially explicit information is needed. This study presents an…
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Accurate in-season crop type classification is crucial for the crop production estimation and monitoring of agricultural parcels. However, the complexity of the plant growth patterns and their spatio-temporal variability present significant…
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