Study on Intelligent Classing of Public Welfare Forestland in Kunyu City

Meng Sha, Hua Yang (), Jianwei Wu and Jianning Qi
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Meng Sha: The College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University, 35 Tsinghua East Rd., Beijing 100083, China
Hua Yang: The College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University, 35 Tsinghua East Rd., Beijing 100083, China
Jianwei Wu: Survey Planning and Design Institute, State Forestry and Grassland Administration, Beijing 100714, China
Jianning Qi: Survey Planning and Design Institute, State Forestry and Grassland Administration, Beijing 100714, China

Land, 2025, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-15

Abstract: Manual forestland classification methods, which rely on predetermined scoring criteria and subjective interpretation, are commonly used but suffer from limitations such as high labor costs, complexity, and lack of scalability. This study proposes an innovative machine learning-based approach to forestland classification, utilizing a Support Vector Machine (SVM) model to automate the classification process and enhance both efficiency and accuracy. The main contributions of this work are as follows: A machine learning model was developed using integrated data from the Third National Land Survey of China, including forestry, grassland, and wetland datasets. Unlike previous approaches, the SVM model is optimized with Grid Search (GS), Genetic Algorithm (GA), and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) to automatically determine classification parameters, overcoming the limitations of manual rule-based methods. The performance of the SVM model was evaluated using confusion matrices, classification accuracy, and Matthews Correlation Coefficient (MCC). A comprehensive comparison under different optimization techniques revealed significant improvements in classification accuracy and generalization ability over manual classification systems. The experimental results demonstrated that the GA-SVM model achieved classification accuracies of 98.83% (test set) and 99.65% (overall sample), with MCC values of 0.9796 and 0.990, respectively, outpacing other optimization algorithms, including Grid Search (GS) and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO). The GA-SVM model was applied to classify public welfare forestland in Kunyu City, yielding detailed classifications across various forestland categories. This result provides a more efficient and accurate method for large-scale forestland management, with significant implications for future land use assessments. The findings underscore the advantages of the GA-SVM model in forestland classification: it is efficient, accurate, and easy to operate. This study not only presents a more reliable alternative to conventional rule-based and manual scoring methods but also sets a precedent for using machine learning to automate and optimize forestland classification in future applications.

Keywords: forestland classing; SVM model; parameter optimization; GS; GA; PSO (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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