摘要：Abstract. This paper aims to explore the importance of monitoring military landscapesin Cyprus using Earth Observation. The rising availability of remote sensingdata provides adequate opportunities for monitoring military landscapes anddetecting underground military man-made structures. In order to studypossible differences in the spectral signatures of vegetation so as to beused for the systematic monitoring of military landscapes that compriseunderground military structures, field spectroscopy has been used. Thedetection of underground and ground military structures based on remotesensing data could make a significant contribution to defence and securityscience. In this paper, underground military structures over vegetated areaswere monitored, using both ground and satellite remote sensing data. Severalground measurements have been carried out in military areas, throughout thephenological cycle of plant growth, during 2016–2017. The research wascarried out using SVC-HR1024 ground spectroradiometers. Fieldspectroradiometric measurements were collected and analysed in an effort toidentify underground military structures using the spectral profile of thevegetated surface overlying the underground target and the surrounding area,comprising the in situ observations. Multispectral vegetation indices werecalculated in order to study their variations over the correspondingvegetation areas, in presence or absence of military underground structures.The results show that Vegetation Indices such as NDVI, SR, OSAVI, DVI and MSRare useful for determining areas where military underground structures are present.
