Table 12 Classification features relevance expressed by Gini importance for RF classifications using Sentinel-2 imagery based on spectral bands that corresponds to planetscope data. 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

November

Mean value of Gini importance

B1

0.188

0.088

0.101

0.104

0.125

0.121

B2

0.129

0.151

0.114

0.130

0.102

0.125

B3

0.093

0.120

0.142

0.099

0.091

0.109

B4

0.165

0.191

0.186

0.159

0.225

0.185

B5

0.160

0.186

0.181

0.188

0.179

0.179

B8A

0.265

0.265

0.275

0.319

0.279

0.281