Ph.D. in Cartographic Sciences from the São Paulo State University (Unesp). Currently, she is an Assistant Professor at Unesp in the Department of Cartography. Her experience is regarding Geosciences, with an emphasis on Remote Sensing of Vegetation, and spatial analysis. Recently she started to develop applied research by integrating Geomatics (mainly Remote Sensing of Vegetation, and spatial analysis) and Machine Learning (shallow and deep learning) areas into environmental and precision agriculture issues studies. She is a CNPq Research Productivity Scholarship (2021-2024) in the area of Geosciences (PQ level -two).
EDUCATION
2011-04-01 to 2015-04-30 | Ph.D. (Cartographic Sciences Post-Graduation Program);
2009-03-01 to 2011-03-31 | Master (Cartographic Sciences Post-Graduation Program);
2004-03-01 to 2008-12-31 | Graduated Cartographic Engineer (Cartographic Engineering)
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Develops research in the Geomatics area, focusing on Remote Sensing of Vegetation and Cartography. Has been involved in research focused on the application of Machine Learning (shallow and deep algorithms) in Remote Sensing data.
Identification of Leucaena leucocephala in Urban Landscapes Using Street-Level Images and Deep Learning Danielle Elis Garcia Furuya, Gleison Marrafon, Eduardo Lopes de Lemos, Michelle Tais Garcia Furuya, Robson Diego Silva Gonçalves, et al. Urban Science, 2026 Mapping urban tree species supports green infrastructure planning. An essential issue refers to the monitoring of exotic species that may become invasive. Street-level imagery provides a complementary perspective to aerial images for species identification that are difficult to distinguish from above. In this context, our study aimed to evaluate deep learning-based object detection and image segmentation approaches to identify a potentially invasive tree species known as Leucaena leucocephala in an urban environment in Brazil, using 422 street-level images acquired from Google Street View (SV) and mobile phones (MPs). Object detection models (YOLOv8 and DETR) and a foundation segmentation model (SAM, zero-shot) were applied to assess how deep learning paradigms perform under heterogeneous urban imaging conditions. YOLOv8 achieved detection performance with mAP50 above 0.83 and recall up to 0.76. DETR showed domain sensitivity, with mAP50 of 0.45 in SV images and 0.84 in MP imagery. For segmentation, SAM zero-shot achieved 0.92 accuracy and 0.93 F1-score in SV images, decreasing to 0.63 accuracy and 0.66 F1-score in MP images. Overall, this study demonstrates that combining detection and segmentation approaches provides complementary information for urban vegetation monitoring, supporting decision-making related to invasive species management and sustainable urban landscape planning.
Mapping of urban tree canopy in high-resolution aerial imagery using deep neural networks Brian Leite Machado, Rafael Ochi Kikuti, Lucas Prado Osco, José Marcato Junior, Wesley Nunes Gonçalves, et al. ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2026 While deep learning has proven effective for urban tree mapping, there is a critical lack of validated benchmarks and comparative methodological studies for the diverse urban landscapes of Brazil. To address this gap, this work presents a deep-learning workflow that produces such maps from 25 cm RGB orthophotos. Images covering ten São Paulo cities were compiled; seven were used for training/validation and three for independent testing. The DeepLabV3 architecture with a ResNet-152 backbone was assessed under three loss configurations: (i) Balanced Cross-Entropy (BCE) baseline, (ii) BCE plus PointRend boundary refinement, and (iii) BCE combined with a 0.5-weighted Dice term. The BCE baseline delivered the top mean IoU (0.83) and F1-Score (0.91). PointRend increased recall but introduced systematic false positives in heterogeneous roofs and shaded riparian zones. The BCE+Dice variant recovered recall without raising commission error, achieving the highest balanced accuracy (0.96). The workflow delineates canopy with fine spatial detail and processes 2.8 × 10⁶ m² in under 30 minutes on a single RTX 4000 Ada workstation, demonstrating a practical, scalable solution for statewide tree-inventory production.
Exploring the Segment Anything Model for Mapping Urban Tree Cover in Orbital Imagery Gleison Marrafon, Vagner Souza Machado, Lucas Prado Osco, José Marcato Junior, Wesley Nunes Gonçalves, et al. ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2026 Urban tree vegetation plays a key role in sustainable urban planning and ecosystem service provision. This study evaluates the performance of the Segment Anything Model (SAM), developed by Meta AI, in the segmentation of urban tree vegetation from orbital PlanetScope imagery. These images were selected due to their high spatial and temporal resolution, which makes them particularly suitable for urban applications. SAM was applied in zero-shot mode, guided by geometric prompts over representative tree-covered areas. The analysis was conducted across three Brazilian cities—Corumbá (MS), Rio Verde (GO), and Valparaíso de Goiás (GO)—using different spectral band compositions. SAM’s performance was evaluated through a combined quantitative and qualitative approach, using reference masks derived from manually annotated tree canopy polygons. Although SAM had not been previously trained on satellite imagery, it achieved an F1-scores close to 70% and recall values around 75%, independently of the spectral band composition provided as input. These results demonstrate the model’s generalization ability—even under spectrally constrained scenarios involving only three bands. Qualitative analysis confirmed spatial consistency in tree crown delineation, particularly in homogeneous areas, while over-segmentation was observed in spectrally heterogeneous environments. While the results are promising for exploratory and semi-automated vegetation mapping, they also underscore need for fine-tuning SAM on satellite data to enhance spatial precision and thematic discrimination. Overall, SAM's modular and prompt-based architecture offers a robust foundation for scalable, supervised remote sensing workflows focused on urban vegetation monitoring.
A Machine Learning Framework for Classifying Thermal Stress in Bean Plants Using Hyperspectral Data Lucas Prado Osco, Érika Akemi Saito Moriya, Bruna Coelho de Lima, Ana Paula Marques Ramos, José Marcato Júnior, et al. Agriengineering, 2025 Rising global temperatures pose a significant threat to agricultural productivity, making the early detection of plant stress crucial for minimizing crop losses. While hyperspectral remote sensing is a powerful tool for monitoring plant health, the precise spectral regions and most effective machine learning models for detecting thermal stress remain an open research question. This study presents a robust framework that utilizes eight state-of-the-art machine learning algorithms to classify the reflectance response of thermal-induced stress in two cultivars of bean plants. Our controlled experiment measured hyperspectral data across two growth stages and three stress conditions (pre-stress, during stress, and post-stress) using a spectroradiometer. The results demonstrate the high performance of several algorithms, with the Artificial Neural Network (ANN) achieving an impressive 99.4% overall accuracy. A key contribution of this work is the identification of the most contributory spectral ranges for thermal stress discrimination: the green region (530–570 nm) and the red-edge region (700–710 nm). This framework is a feasible and effective tool for modelling the hyperspectral response of thermal-stressed bean plants and provides critical guidance for future research on stress-specific spectral indices.
Accuracy of High Resolution Digital Cartographic Products with Elevation Control Points Mauricio De Souza, Henrique Lopes Siqueira, Márcio Santos Araujo, Lucas Oliveira, Wesley Nunes Gonçalves, et al. Anuario do Instituto De Geociencias, 2025 The use of Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as a tool for image acquisition has been applied in several fields, some applications require cartographic products with high accuracy. With this comes the need for planning the acquisition of images and distribution of control points (GCP) so that digital products meet the required level of accuracy. The aim of this work was to investigate whether the quantity of control points as well as their distribution in different altitude planes in elevated ground can improve the accuracy of the generated cartographic products. RGB images captured by an onboard camera with a resolution of 20 MP were used. Images were captured by a multirotor UAV with an overlap of 80% (front and side) and estimated GSD of 0.017 m. The surveyed area of 5.5 ha overflown area had 31 targets surveyed with GNSS RTK, 21 defined as checkpoints (CP) and 12 as ground control points (GCP), which were used in image processing to generate orthomosaic. We evaluated the accuracy of the generated products based on the PEC-PCD. The results showed that when using only 2 GCPs the altimetric errors are high, being the single configuration that did not fit the PEC-PCD scale 1: 1,000 class A. With 5 GCPs we obtained the best RMSE in altimetry (0.026 m). With 6 GCPs we obtained the best RMSE in planimetry (0.046 m). Altimetry is the most sensitive aspect in generating cartographic products, and the use of GCPs in elevation improves altimetric accuracy.
Spatial Analysis and Seasonal Variation of Snakebites of the Genera Bothrops and Crotalus in the State of São Paulo Guilherme Picoli Sotocorno, Maria Carolina da Mota Serrano, Guilherme Heydi Haiachi, Ana Paula Marques Ramos, Edmur Azevedo Pugliesi Boletim De Ciencias Geodesicas, 2025 Snakebites are classified as a neglected tropical disease and are associated with poverty and climatic oscillations. Accidents caused by snakes can lead to death and cause serious sequelae. This study aims to analyze the spatial distribution patterns of snakebites caused by the genera Bothrops and Crotalus in the State of Sao Paulo, between 2013 and 2022. Snakebite data were gathered from the National System of Notifiable Diseases (SINAN), cartographic and demographic data from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), and climatic data from the WorldClim platform. All data were organized according to the four seasons (spring, summer, fall, and winter). Spatial data analyses were conducted using ArcGIS Pro 3.4 and GeoDa 1.22, employing univariate and bivariate spatial autocorrelation techniques based on Global and Local Moran’s I indices. The results revealed spatial clustering patterns for both Bothrops and Crotalus in all seasons. The main clusters for Bothrops were in the southern and northwestern regions, while Crotalus clusters were concentrated in the central, northwestern, and northeastern regions. A positive spatial autocorrelation between precipitation and Bothrops incidence rates was observed in three seasons. Non-parametric statistical tests also indicated significant seasonal differences in incidence rates for both snake genera.
Assessment of UAV-Based Deep Learning for Corn Crop Analysis in Midwest Brazil José Augusto Correa Martins, Alberto Yoshiriki Hisano Higuti, Aiesca Oliveira Pellegrin, Raquel Soares Juliano, Adriana Mello de Araújo, et al. Agriculture Switzerland, 2024 Crop segmentation, the process of identifying and delineating agricultural fields or specific crops within an image, plays a crucial role in precision agriculture, enabling farmers and public managers to make informed decisions regarding crop health, yield estimation, and resource allocation in Midwest Brazil. The crops (corn) in this region are being damaged by wild pigs and other diseases. For the quantification of corn fields, this paper applies novel computer-vision techniques and a new dataset of corn imagery composed of 1416 256 × 256 images and corresponding labels. We flew nine drone missions and classified wild pig damage in ten orthomosaics in different stages of growth using semi-automatic digitizing and deep-learning techniques. The period of crop-development analysis will range from early sprouting to the start of the drying phase. The objective of segmentation is to transform or simplify the representation of an image, making it more meaningful and easier to interpret. For the objective class, corn achieved an IoU of 77.92%, and for background 83.25%, using DeepLabV3+ architecture, 78.81% for corn, and 83.73% for background using SegFormer architecture. For the objective class, the accuracy metrics were achieved at 86.88% and for background 91.41% using DeepLabV3+, 88.14% for the objective, and 91.15% for background using SegFormer.
Water Resources Monitoring in a Remote Region: Earth Observation-Based Study of Endorheic Lakes Jeremie Garnier, Rejane E. Cicerelli, Tati de Almeida, Julia C. R. Belo, Julia Curto, et al. Remote Sensing, 2024 In the western Andes, climate changes have led to drastic ecological changes during the Pleistocene and Holocene. Given the debate surrounding precipitation pattern changes and the lack of research on lakes in the Chilean Altiplano, this study aims to assess recent climate changes. The paper presents an innovative methodology based on Google Earth Engine (GEE), utilizing fluctuations in water levels in endorheic lakes as natural precipitation indicators. Three lakes (Chungará, Miscanti, and Miniques) in isolated drainage systems were studied, where changes in water levels directly reflect rainfall variations. Data from Landsat-OLI 8, Landsat-ETM+, Landsat-TM 5, and MODIS spanning 31 years were processed using the Google Earth Engine platform. The shapes of the water bodies were extracted using hue saturation value (HSV) composites. The surface areas of the lakes were compared with precipitation data from national meteorological stations and the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) using linear regression analyses. Both lake area and rainfall volume showed a decrease over time, with varying trends depending on environmental conditions. However, the analysis consistently indicates a reduction in the area and volume of Chilean lakes corresponding to observed rainfall patterns over the past three decades.
Identification of Leucaena leucocephala in Urban Landscapes Using Street-Level Images and Deep Learning DEG Furuya, G Marrafon, EL Lemos, MTG Furuya, RDS Gonçalves, ... Urban Science 10 (4), 192 , 2026 2026
Discriminative Spectral Regions for Detecting Huanglongbing in Citrus Plants through Statistical Analysis M Morata Bortoloto Junior, LP Osco, LAC Jorge, APM Ramos ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information … , 2026 2026
Exploring the Segment Anything Model for Mapping Urban Tree Cover in Orbital Imagery G Marrafon, VS Machado, LP Osco, J Marcato Junior, WN Gonçalves, ... ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information … , 2026 2026
Mapping of urban tree canopy in high-resolution aerial imagery using deep neural networks BL Machado, RO Kikuti, LP Osco, J Marcato Junior, WN Gonçalves, ... ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information … , 2026 2026
Deep learning on segmenting large and narrow rivers with aerial RGB imagery: A comparison of convolutional and Vision-Transformer networks MMF Pinheiro, LYD de Oliveira, TEB Venancio, K Nogueira, JM Júnior, ... Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, 101970 , 2026 2026
Spatial Analysis and Seasonal Variation of Snakebites of the Genera Bothrops and Crotalus in the State of São Paulo GP Sotocorno, MCM Serrano, GH Haiachi, APM Ramos, EA Pugliesi Boletim de Ciências Geodésicas 31, e2025011 , 2025 2025
A Machine Learning Framework for Classifying Thermal Stress in Bean Plants Using Hyperspectral Data LP Osco, ÉAS Moriya, BC de Lima, APM Ramos, JM Júnior, ... AgriEngineering 7 (11), 376 , 2025 2025 Citations: 3
MAPEAMENTO DE FRAGMENTOS ARBÓREOS URBANOS COM IMAGENS ORBITAIS E APRENDIZADO PROFUNDO LA Silva, F Gomes, LY Oliveira, V Machado, J Júnior, W Gonçalves, ... Revista Tamoios 21 (2), 165-185 , 2025 2025
Accuracy of High Resolution Digital Cartographic Products with Elevation Control Points M Souza, HL Siqueira, MS Araujo, LYD Oliveira, WN Gonçalves, ... Anuário do Instituto de Geociências 48, e59100 , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
Data augmentation and resolution enhancement using GANs and diffusion models for tree segmentation AS Ferreira, APM Ramos, JM Junior, WN Gonçalves arXiv preprint arXiv:2505.15077 , 2025 2025 Citations: 4
Data Augmentation and Resolution Enhancement using GANs and Diffusion Models for Tree Segmentation. A dos Santos Ferreira, APM Ramos, JM Junior, WN Gonçalves arXiv preprint arXiv:2505.15077 , 2025 2025
MAPEAMEAMENTO E ANÁLISE MULTITEMPORAL DE CASOS NOTIFICADOS DE HANSENÍASE NA 11ª REDE REGIONAL DE ATENÇÃO DE SAÚDE DO ESTADO DE ASÃO PAULO TS de Sousa, APM Ramos, MVP Rodrigues, AR de Azevedo Arana, ... Revista Políticas Públicas & Cidades 14 (1), e1661-e1661 , 2025 2025
EVALUATION OF ALTIMETRIC ACCURACY OF DIGITAL SURFACE MODELS IN THE URBAN AREA OF CAMPO GRANDE/BRAZIL M De Souza, MKG de Souza, APM Ramos, L Oliveira, WN Gonçalves, J Li, ... Revista Tamoios 21 (1) , 2025 2025
TÉCNICAS DE SENSORIAMENTO REMOTO PARA DETECÇÃO DE FEIÇÕES EROSIVAS EM ÁREAS VERDES URBANAS: UMA REVISÃO CRÍTICA KS Barros, S Tibcherani, BM Massimino, APM Ramos, LP Osco IV CONGRESSO INTERNACIONAL AMBIENTE E SUSTENTABILIDADE (IV CIAS 2025) 1, 182-206 , 2025 2025
A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OVER MACHINE AND DEEP LEARNING APPLICATIONS ON REMOTE SENSING FOREST CARBON MONITORING AOA Correia, VS Machado, APM Ramos, LP Osco IV CONGRESSO INTERNACIONAL AMBIENTE E SUSTENTABILIDADE (IV CIAS 2025) 1, 115-128 , 2025 2025
Acurácia de Produtos Cartográficos Digitais de Alta Resolução com Pontos de Controle em Elevação M Souza, HL Siqueira, MS Araujo, LYD Oliveira, WN Gonçalves, ... Anuário do Instituto de Geociências 48, e59100 , 2025 2025
AVALIAÇÃO DA ACURÁCIA ALTIMÉTRICA DE MODELOS DIGITAIS DE SUPERFÍCIE NA ÁREA URBANA DE CAMPO GRANDE/BRASIL. M de Souza, MK Gonçalves de Souza, AP Marques Ramos, L Oliveira, ... Revista Tamoios 21 (1) , 2025 2025
Retraction notice to “A deep learning approach based on graphs to detect plantation lines”[Heliyon Volume 10, Issue 11, 15 June 2024, e31730] DN Gonçalves, JM Junior, MS de Arruda, VJM Fernandes, APM Ramos, ... Heliyon 10 (23) , 2024 2024
Assessment of UAV-Based Deep Learning for Corn Crop Analysis in Midwest Brazil JAC Martins, AY Hisano Higuti, AO Pellegrin, RS Juliano, AM de Araújo, ... Agriculture 14 (11), 2029 , 2024 2024 Citations: 5
HOSPITALIZAÇÕES POR INSUFICIÊNCIA RENAL NO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO: TENDÊNCIAS TEMPORAIS E PADRÕES ESPACIAIS, 2008-2021 AB Silva, M Souza, A Solera, AP Favareto, R Rossi, E Pugliesi, AP Ramos Estudos Geográficos: Revista Eletrônica de Geografia 22 (2), 62-78 , 2024 2024
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
A review on deep learning in UAV remote sensing LP Osco, JM Junior, APM Ramos, LA de Castro Jorge, SN Fatholahi, ... International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation 102 … , 2021 2021 Citations: 636
The segment anything model (sam) for remote sensing applications: From zero to one shot LP Osco, Q Wu, EL De Lemos, WN Gonçalves, APM Ramos, J Li, ... International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation 124 … , 2023 2023 Citations: 492
A random forest ranking approach to predict yield in maize with uav-based vegetation spectral indices APM Ramos, LP Osco, DEG Furuya, WN Gonçalves, DC Santana, ... Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 178, 105791 , 2020 2020 Citations: 343
A convolutional neural network approach for counting and geolocating citrus-trees in UAV multispectral imagery LP OSCO, MS ARRUDA, J MARCATO JUNIOR, NB SILVA, ... ISPRS JOURNAL OF PHOTOGRAMMETRY AND REMOTE SENSING 160, 97-106 , 2020 2020 Citations: 224
Predicting canopy nitrogen content in citrus-trees using random forest algorithm associated to spectral vegetation indices from UAV-imagery L Prado Osco, AP Marques Ramos, D Roberto Pereira, ... Remote Sensing 11 (24), 2925 , 2019 2019 Citations: 170
Leaf nitrogen concentration and plant height prediction for maize using UAV-based multispectral imagery and machine learning techniques LP Osco, JM Junior, APM Ramos, DEG Furuya, DC Santana, ... Remote Sensing 12 (19), 3237 , 2020 2020 Citations: 163
A CNN approach to simultaneously count plants and detect plantation-rows from UAV imagery LP Osco, MS de Arruda, DN Gonçalves, A Dias, J Batistoti, M de Souza, ... ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing 174, 1-17 , 2021 2021 Citations: 155
A machine learning framework to predict nutrient content in valencia-orange leaf hyperspectral measurements LP Osco, APM Ramos, MM Faita Pinheiro, ÉAS Moriya, NN Imai, ... Remote Sensing 12 (6), 906 , 2020 2020 Citations: 134
Semantic segmentation of citrus-orchard using deep neural networks and multispectral UAV-based imagery LP Osco, K Nogueira, AP Marques Ramos, MM Faita Pinheiro, ... Precision Agriculture 22 (4), 1171-1188 , 2021 2021 Citations: 102
Detecting coffee leaf rust with UAV-based vegetation indices and decision tree machine learning models DB Marin, LS Santana, BDS Barbosa, RAP Barata, LP Osco, APM Ramos, ... Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 190, 106476 , 2021 2021 Citations: 96
ATSS deep learning-based approach to detect apple fruits LJ Biffi, E Mitishita, V Liesenberg, AA Santos, DN Goncalves, NV Estrabis, ... Remote Sensing 13 (1), 54 , 2020 2020 Citations: 93
Semantic segmentation of tree-canopy in urban environment with pixel-wise deep learning JAC Martins, K Nogueira, LP Osco, FDG Gomes, DEG Furuya, ... Remote Sensing 13 (16), 3054 , 2021 2021 Citations: 86
Predicting days to maturity, plant height, and grain yield in soybean: A machine and deep learning approach using multispectral data PE Teodoro, LPR Teodoro, FHR Baio, CA da Silva Junior, RG dos Santos, ... Remote sensing 13 (22), 4632 , 2021 2021 Citations: 85
Semantic segmentation with labeling uncertainty and class imbalance applied to vegetation mapping PO Bressan, JM Junior, JAC Martins, MJ de Melo, DN Gonçalves, ... International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation 108 … , 2022 2022 Citations: 75
The potential of visual ChatGPT for remote sensing LP Osco, EL Lemos, WN Gonçalves, APM Ramos, J Marcato Junior Remote Sensing 15 (13), 3232 , 2023 2023 Citations: 68
Modeling hyperspectral response of water-stress induced lettuce plants using artificial neural networks LP Osco, APM Ramos, ÉAS Moriya, LG Bavaresco, BC Lima, N Estrabis, ... Remote Sensing 11 (23), 2797 , 2019 2019 Citations: 67
AS; Imai, NN; Pereira, DR; Creste, JE; Matsubara, ET; et al. A convolutional neural network approach for counting and geolocating citrus-trees in UAV multispectral imagery LP Osco, MS De Arruda, J Marcato Junior, NB Da Silva, APM Ramos, ... ISPRS J. Photogramm. Remote Sens 160, 97-106 , 2020 2020 Citations: 45
Transformers for mapping burned areas in Brazilian Pantanal and Amazon with PlanetScope imagery DN Gonçalves, JM Junior, AC Carrilho, PR Acosta, APM Ramos, ... International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation 116 … , 2023 2023 Citations: 44
Improvement of leaf nitrogen content inference in Valencia-orange trees applying spectral analysis algorithms in UAV mounted-sensor images LP Osco, APM Ramos, ÉAS Moriya, M de Souza, JM Junior, ... International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation 83, 101907 , 2019 2019 Citations: 42
Prediction of insect-herbivory-damage and insect-type attack in maize plants using hyperspectral data DEG Furuya, L Ma, MMF Pinheiro, FDG Gomes, WN Gonçalvez, ... International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation 105 … , 2021 2021 Citations: 41