Cropland abandonment is a worldwide problem that threatens food security and has significant cons... more Cropland abandonment is a worldwide problem that threatens food security and has significant consequences for the sustainable growth of the economy, society, and the natural ecosystem. However, detecting and mapping abandoned lands is challenging due to their diverse characteristics, like varying vegetation cover, spectral reflectance, and spatial patterns. To overcome these challenges, we employed Gaofen-6 (GF-6) imagery in conjunction with a Vision Transformer (ViT) model, harnessing self-attention and multi-scale feature learning to significantly enhance our ability to accurately and efficiently classify land covers. In Mianchi County, China, the study reveals that approximately 385 hectares of cropland (about 2.2% of the total cropland) were abandoned between 2019 and 2023. The highest annual abandonment occurred in 2021, with 214 hectares, followed by 170 hectares in 2023. The primary reason for the abandonment was the transformation of cropland into excavation activities, barr...
This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative... more This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY
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