Table 11 Classification features relevance expressed by Gini importance for RF classifications using planetscope imagery. The highest mean value is bolded and underlined, while the lowest is in italics.

From: Harnessing remote sensing and machine learning techniques for detecting and monitoring the invasion of goldenrod invasive species

Spectral band

March

June

August

September

October

Mean value of Gini importance

B1

0.095

0.074

0.086

0.070

0.054

0.076

B2

0.116

0.082

0.085

0.092

0.112

0.097

B3

0.079

0.088

0.099

0.088

0.064

0.083

B4

0.078

0.086

0.100

0.095

0.066

0.085

B5

0.077

0.104

0.081

0.072

0.110

0.089

B6

0.173

0.146

0.155

0.137

0.140

0.150

B7

0.140

0.169

0.136

0.142

0.169

0.151

B8

0.241

0.252

0.258

0.304

0.284

0.268