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Despite recent advances in the field of earth observation, many of these have remained undetected as RTS are highly dynamic, small, and scattered across the remote permafrost region. Here, we assessed the potential strengths and limitations of using deep learning for the automatic segmentation of RTS using PlanetScope satellite imagery, ArcticDEM and auxiliary datasets. We analyzed the transferability and potential for pan-Arctic upscaling and regional cross-validation, with independent training and validation regions, in six different thaw slump-affected regions in Canada and Russia. We further tested state-of-the-art model architectures (UNet, UNet++, DeepLabv3) and encoder networks to find optimal model configurations for potential upscaling to continental scales. The best deep learning models achieved mixed results from good to very good agreement in four of the six regions (maxIoU: 0.39 to 0.58; Lena River, Horton Delta, Herschel Island, Kolguev Island), while they failed in two regions (Banks Island, Tuktoyaktuk). Of the tested architectures, UNet++ performed the best. The large variance in regional performance highlights the requirement for a sufficient quantity, quality and spatial variability in the training data used for segmenting RTS across diverse permafrost landscapes, in varying environmental conditions. With our highly automated and configurable workflow, we see great potential for the transfer to active RTS clusters (e.g., Peel Plateau) and upscaling to much larger regions.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/rs13214294","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,10,26]],"date-time":"2021-10-26T23:54:33Z","timestamp":1635292473000},"page":"4294","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":58,"title":["Developing and Testing a Deep Learning Approach for Mapping Retrogressive Thaw Slumps"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1165-6852","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ingmar","family":"Nitze","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, 14473 Potsdam, Germany"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8226-0727","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Konrad","family":"Heidler","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Remote Sensing Technology Institute (IMF), German Aerospace Center (DLR), 82234 We\u00dfling, Germany"},{"name":"Data Science in Earth Observation, Technical University of Munich (TUM), 80333 Munich, Germany"}]},{"given":"Sophia","family":"Barth","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, 14473 Potsdam, Germany"},{"name":"Institute of Geosciences, University of Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam, Germany"}]},{"given":"Guido","family":"Grosse","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, 14473 Potsdam, Germany"},{"name":"Institute of Geosciences, University of Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam, Germany"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,10,26]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"045010","DOI":"10.1088\/1748-9326\/aafc1b","article-title":"Key Indicators of Arctic Climate Change: 1971\u20132017","volume":"14","author":"Box","year":"2019","journal-title":"Environ. 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