The invention relates to an urban crown distribution calculation method and device based on Gaofen-7
satellite images, and the method comprises the steps: obtaining the Gaofen-7
satellite images covering the same
urban region in winter and summer, and carrying out the preprocessing of the Gaofen-7
satellite images, so as to obtain image data meeting a preset condition; generating an
earth surface digital model
grid file based on the image data, obtaining a
vegetation height, and calculating a normalized
vegetation index based on the image data to extract a
vegetation range; based on the vegetation range and the
vegetation height, trees and grass and shrubs are distinguished through a preset height threshold value, winter crown distribution and summer crown distribution are determined, and crown distribution of
evergreen trees and deciduous trees is calculated. Therefore, the problems that in the related technology, due to the fact that existing open-source
remote sensing data cannot meet the high-spatial-resolution monitoring requirement and an unmanned aerial vehicle scheme is difficult to achieve city scale application, city tree crown seasonal coverage changes are difficult to accurately quantify, and then city land coverage mapping and city thermal environment
simulation accuracy are limited are solved.