基于ENVI的遥感影像分类

传统的遥感影像是依据地物的波谱信息来进行分类的。这往往会产生"同物异谱,异物同谱"的问题,使得分类精度和效果不理想。因此本文采用基于专家知识的决策树C4.5法,利用地物的波谱信息、归一化植被指数、主成分分析等特征构建决策树,与监督分类中的支持向量机法、最小距离法去比较。实验结果表明,几种分类方法中,决策树法分类法的分类规则易于理解,准确率较好,所需分类时间短,总体分类效果最为理想,验证了决策树法在遥感影像分类领域的优势。     

基于改进决策树算法的山区遥感影像变化检测方法

为了能够精准检测山区遥感影像变化,提出一种基于改进决策树算法的山区遥感影像变化检测方法。利用K-SVD算法始化处理过完备字典,采用带有噪声的山区遥感影像训练字典,通过学习获取的字典稀疏表示含噪山区遥感影像,得到每个小块影像的稀疏表示系数,平均处理小块影像,获得去噪后的山区遥感影像。采用邻域相关分析技术获取描述上下文信息的邻域相关影响,通过邻域像素间的相关性展开模板匹配得到匹配误差。同时根据方向梯度信息提取山区遥感影像的结构特征,将邻域相关影像、匹配误差和结构特征输入改进后的决策树算法,将其作为分类属性,检测出山区遥感影像变化,实现山区遥感影像变化检测。实验结果表明,所提方法可有效检测出山区遥感图像的变化,并且检测500个样本图像的时间仅为335.4 s,因此,该方法可以获取准确率更高且检测时间更短的山区遥感影像变化检测结果。     

遥感影像提取土地覆盖信息的决策树优化方法

针对高分辨率遥感影像分类的传统ID3算法采用的信息增益熵为局部非回溯的启发式的缺点,提出了决策树引入模拟退火算法,得到一个面向影像特征优先级的优化的决策树分类算法。采用优化的决策树算法进行高分辨率遥感影像的分类,能较好地解决样本依赖性问题,并且得到一个全局优化的分类结果。通过实验,对农村地区的SPOT影像进行分类,并且通过对较优尺度下优化的决策树算法与神经网络算法和最大似然法对实验区域的影像分类精度的比较,证明了与ID3决策树分类方法相比较,优化的决策树方法能有效地提高农村地区在各尺度下SPOT影像的分类精度。     

基于GF-1卫星影像的改进SWI水体提取方法

大尺度高精度山区河流信息提取是我国干旱区水资源开发利用的关键技术,而利用遥感影像提取水资源信息存在水体与山区阴影难以区分的瓶颈。以GF-1号卫星2 m分辨率全色波段影像和8 m分辨率多光谱影像为数据源,选取新疆特克斯河流域巴喀勒克水库为研究区,提出改进的阴影水体指数法(modified shade water index,MSWI)进行水体信息提取;同时运用单波段阈值法、NDWI法、单波段法与阴影水体指数法(shade water indes,SWI)相结合的决策树分类法(简称SWI)以及单波段法与MSWI相结合的决策树分类法(简称MSWI)分别对研究区水体信息进行提取,并进行了对比分析。研究结果表明,前2种方法与SWI和MSWI法相比,效果稍差;而SWI和MSWI法分类效果较好,其中MSWI比SWI法分类总精度高0.94%,提高了高分辨率遥感影像的解译精度,可为国产高分系列卫星影像在干旱区水资源信息提取中的应用提供技术支持。     

基于分类回归树分析的遥感影像土地利用／覆被分类研究

以专家知识和经验为基础,综合影像光谱信息和其他辅助信息进行分类的基于知识的遥感影像解译方法,是提高遥感影像分类精度,实现自动解译的有效途径之一。然而,知识的获取一直是其得以广泛应用的“瓶颈”问题。以江苏省江宁试验区土地利用/覆被分类为例,利用分类回归树分析(CART)从训练样本数据集中发现分类规则,集成遥感影像的光谱特征、纹理特征和空间分布特征进行分类实验,并与传统的监督分类和逻辑通道分类方法进行比较。结果表明,基于CART的分类方法的精度基本在80%以上,与另两种方法相比,有了较大的提高,而且该算法复杂性低,效率高。由此说明,利用CART算法构建决策树获取的分类规则是合理的。它可以快速、有效地获取大量分类规则,是促进基于知识的遥感影像分类方法在土地利用/覆被分类中广泛应用的一项有效手段。     

基于决策树理论的土地利用分类

首先,阐述了决策树分类器的结构与理论基础;然后,以安徽省滁州市为例,利用Landsat ETM＋遥感影像数据和DEM数据,在ENVI软件的支持下,结合影像的光谱特征及NDVI,NDBI特征值,参考C4．5算法（决策树生成算法）,建立了土地利用分类的决策树模型并进行了分类;最后,对分类结果进行了精度评价。研究区结果表明决策树分类法效果较好,精度较高。     

面向对象和规则的高分辨率影像分类研究

随着航天遥感技术的发展,遥感数据的空间分辨率、光谱分辨率和时间分辨率极大提高,高效解译并处理海量的、具有空间几何信息和纹理信息的地物高分辨率遥感影像数据已成为遥感领域研究的重点与难点。对此,本文提出一种面向对象和规则的遥感影像数据的分类提取方法,即通过发现和挖掘高分辨率影像丰富的光谱和空间特征知识,建立影像对象多层次网络分割分类结构,实现对遥感影像准确快速的地物分类和精度评价。以藏南地区WorldView-2影像数据为试验研究对象,采用面向对象和规则的影像分类方法进行验证试验,即综合采用均值方差法、最大面积法、精度比较法进行分析,选择3种最佳分割尺度建立多层次影像对象网络层次结构进行影像分类试验。结果表明,采用面向对象规则分类方法对高分辨率影像进行分类,能使高分辨率影像分类结果近似于目视判读的结果,分类精度更高。面向对象规则分类法的综合精度和Kappa系数分别为97.38%、0.967 3;与面向对象SVM法相比,分别高出6.23%、0.078;与面向对象KNN法相比,分别高出7.96%、0.099 6。建筑物的提取精度、用户精度分别比面向对象SVM法高出18.39%、3.98%,比面向对象KNN法高出21.27%、14.97%。     

基于C4.5算法的遥感影像分类

随着城市化进程的加快,湿地对整个生态系统的可持续发展具有重要的意义。以洪泽湖湿地为研究区,集合TM影像的光谱信息和纹理信息构建空间数据库,获取训练样本,并从训练样本集中获取分类规则;然后利用C4.5算法构建决策树,并基于知识规则推理得到遥感影像分类结果;最后将分类结果与传统的最大似然法进行比较分析。实验表明,基于C4.5算法得到的分类结果的分类总精度为91.9701%,其分类总精度结果明显高于传统的最大似然法的80.0885%;同样,前者的分类结果的Kappa系数为0.900 3,也远远高于最大似然法的0.746 5。     

基于决策树的多光谱影像分类研究

采用了辅以纹理特征的决策树方法进行分类,探讨了决策树在遥感数据分类方面的优势,提高了遥感影像的分类精度。     

基于布谷鸟算法的遥感影像智能分类

提出了一种新的基于布谷鸟算法的智能式遥感分类方法。采用布谷鸟智能优化算法,自动搜索遥感影像各波段的最优阈值分割点,并定义各波段最优阈值分割点和影像分类目标类别的连线为布谷鸟的最佳解,构造以If-Then形式表达的遥感分类规则。将所提的基于布谷鸟算法的影像分类方法应用于ALOS影像分类中,并与蜂群智能遥感分类方法和See5.0决策树方法进行了对比分析。结果表明,布谷鸟智能遥感分类的总体精度和Kappa系数均比蜂群智能遥感分类和See5.0决策树方法更高,该智能遥感分类方法具有更好的分类效果。     

An Evaluation of Four Different Wavelet Decomposition Procedures for Spatial Feature Discrimination in Urban Areas

Texture or spatial arrangement of neighborhood objects and features plays an important role in the human visual system for pattern recognition and image classification. The traditional spectral–based image processing techniques have proven inadequate for urban land use and land cover mapping from images acquired by the current generation of fine–resolution satellites. This is because of the high frequency spatial arrangements or complex nature of urban features. There is a need for an effective algorithm to digitally classify urban land use and land cover categories using high–resolution image data. Recent studies using wavelet transforms for texture analysis have generally reported better accuracy. Based on a high–resolution ATLAS image, this study illustrates four different wavelet decomposition procedures – the standard, horizontal, vertical, and diagonal decompositions – for urban land use and land cover feature extraction with the use of 33×33 pixel samples. The standard decomposition approach was found to be the most efficient approach in urban texture analysis and classification. For comparison purposes and to better evaluate the accuracy of wavelet approaches in image classification, spatial autocorrelation techniques (Moran's I and Geary's C ) and the spatial co–occurrence matrix method were also examined. The results suggest that the wavelet transform approach is superior to all other approaches.     

Mapping the Land Cover of Mexico Using AVHRR Time‐Series Data Sets

Abstract

An important methodological and analytical requirement for analyzing spatial relationships between regional habitats and species distributions in Mexico is the development of standard methods for mapping the country's land cover/land use formations. This necessarily involves the use of global data such as that produced by the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR). We created a nine‐band time‐series composite image from AVHRR Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) bi‐weekly data. Each band represented the maximum NDVI for a particular month of either 1992 or 1993. We carried out a supervised classification approach, using the latest comprehensive land cover/vegetation map created by the Mexican National Institute of Geography (INEGI) as reference data. Training areas for 26 land cover/vegetation types were selected and digitized on the computer's screen by overlaying the INEGI vector coverage on the NDVI image. To obtain specific spectral responses for each vegetation type, as determined by its characteristic phenology and geographic location, the statistics of the spectral signatures were subjected to a cluster analysis. A total of 104 classes distributed among the 26 land cover types were used to perform the classification. Elevation data were used to direct classification output for pine‐oak and coastal vegetation types. The overall correspondence value of the classification proposed in this paper was 54%; however, for main vegetation formations correspondence values were higher (60‐80%). In order to obtain refinements in the proposed classification we recommend further analysis of the signature statistics and adding topographic data into the classification algorithm.     

Classifiers vs. input variables—The drivers in image classification for land cover mapping

The study investigates the performance of image classifiers for landscape-scale land cover mapping and the relevance of ancillary data for the classification success in order to assess and to quantify the importance of these components in image classification. Specifically tested are the performance of maximum likelihood classification (MLC), artificial neural networks (ANN) and discriminant analysis (DA) based on Landsat7 ETM+ spectral data in combination with topographic measures and NDVI. ANN produced high accuracies of more than 75% also with limited input information, while MLC and DA produced comparable results only by incorporating ancillary data into the classification process. The superiority of ANN classification was less pronounced on the level of the single land cover classes. The use of ancillary data generally increased classification accuracy and showed a similar potential for increasing classification accuracy than the selection of the classifier. Therefore, a stronger focus on the development of appropriate and optimised sets of input variables is suggested. Also the definition and selection of land cover classes has shown to be crucial and not to be simply adaptable from existing land cover class schemes. A stronger research focus towards discriminating land cover classes by their typical spectral, topographic or seasonal properties is therefore suggested to advance image classification.     

Integration of high-resolution imagery and LiDAR data for object-based classification of urban area

This paper investigates the synergistic use of high-resolution multispectral imagery and Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) data for object-based classification of urban area. The main contribution of this paper is the development of a semi-automated object-based and rule-based classification method. In the implemented approach, the diverse knowledge about land use/land cover classes are transformed into a set of specialized rules. Further, this paper explores supervised Gaussian Mixture Models for classification, which have been primarily used for unsupervised classification. The work is carried out on test data from two different sites. Contribution of the LiDAR data resulted in a significant improvement of overall Kappa. Accuracy assessment carried out for aforementioned classification methods shows higher overall kappa for both the study sites.     

Temporal optimisation of image acquisition for land cover classification with Random Forest and MODIS time-series

The analysis and classification of land cover is one of the principal applications in terrestrial remote sensing. Due to the seasonal variability of different vegetation types and land surface characteristics, the ability to discriminate land cover types changes over time. Multi-temporal classification can help to improve the classification accuracies, but different constraints, such as financial restrictions or atmospheric conditions, may impede their application. The optimisation of image acquisition timing and frequencies can help to increase the effectiveness of the classification process. For this purpose, the Feature Importance (FI) measure of the state-of-the art machine learning method Random Forest was used to determine the optimal image acquisition periods for a general (Grassland, Forest, Water, Settlement, Peatland) and Grassland specific (Improved Grassland, Semi-Improved Grassland) land cover classification in central Ireland based on a 9-year time-series of MODIS Terra 16 day composite data (MOD13Q1). Feature Importances for each acquisition period of the Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) and Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) were calculated for both classification scenarios. In the general land cover classification, the months December and January showed the highest, and July and August the lowest separability for both VIs over the entire nine-year period. This temporal separability was reflected in the classification accuracies, where the optimal choice of image dates outperformed the worst image date by 13% using NDVI and 5% using EVI on a mono-temporal analysis. With the addition of the next best image periods to the data input the classification accuracies converged quickly to their limit at around 8–10 images. The binary classification schemes, using two classes only, showed a stronger seasonal dependency with a higher intra-annual, but lower inter-annual variation. Nonetheless anomalous weather conditions, such as the cold winter of 2009/2010 can alter the temporal separability pattern significantly. Due to the extensive use of the NDVI for land cover discrimination, the findings of this study should be transferrable to data from other optical sensors with a higher spatial resolution. However, the high impact of outliers from the general climatic pattern highlights the limitation of spatial transferability to locations with different climatic and land cover conditions. The use of high-temporal, moderate resolution data such as MODIS in conjunction with machine-learning techniques proved to be a good base for the prediction of image acquisition timing for optimal land cover classification results.     

基于变化向量分析（CVA）的土地利用／覆盖变化动态监测（Ⅱ）—变化类型的确定方法

以光谱直接比较为基础的变化向量分析法是一种非常有效的土地利用／覆盖变化动态监测方法，在双窗口变步长阈值搜寻方法确定变化和非变化像元的基础上，提出了参考图像分类并结合变化向量方向余弦最小距离分类的变化类型确定方法，同时应用该方法在北京市海淀区进行了实验研究，得到了较为理想的结果。变化类型的判断精度达到70％以上，显示了新方法的优越性和技术可行性。     

Toward accountable land use mapping: Using geocomputation to improve classification accuracy and reveal uncertainty

The classification of satellite imagery into land use/cover maps is a major challenge in the field of remote sensing. This research aimed at improving the classification accuracy while also revealing uncertain areas by employing a geocomputational approach. We computed numerous land use maps by considering both image texture and band ratio information in the classification procedure. For each land use class, those classifications with the highest class-accuracy were selected and combined into class-probability maps. By selecting the land use class with highest probability for each pixel, we created a hard classification. We stored the corresponding class probabilities in a separate map, indicating the spatial uncertainty in the hard classification. By combining the uncertainty map and the hard classification we created a probability-based land use map, containing spatial estimates of the uncertainty. The technique was tested for both ASTER and Landsat 5 satellite imagery of Gorizia, Italy, and resulted in a 34% and 31% increase, respectively, in the kappa coefficient of classification accuracy. We believe that geocomputational classification methods can be used generally to improve land use and land cover classification from imagery, and to help incorporate classification uncertainty into the resultant map themes.     

基于变化向量分析（CVA）的土地利用／覆盖变化动态监测（Ⅱ）—变化类型的确定方法

以光谱直接比较为基础的变化向量分析法是一种非常有效的土地利用／覆盖变化动态监测方法，在双窗口变步长阈值搜寻方法确定变化和非变化像元的基础上，提出了参考图像分类并结合变化向量方向余弦最小距离分类的变化类型确定方法，同时应用该方法在北京市海淀区进行了实验研究，得到了较为理想的结果。变化类型的判断精度达到70％以上，显示了新方法的优越性和技术可行性。     

A Robust Texture Analysis and Classification Approach for Urban Land‐Use and Land‐Cover Feature Discrimination

Abstract

Attempts to analyze urban features and to classify land use and land cover directly from high‐resolution satellite data with traditional computer classification techniques have proven to be inefficient for two primary reasons. First, urban landscapes are composed of complex features. Second, traditional classifiers employ spectral information based on single pixel value and ignore a great amount of spatial information. Texture plays an important role in image segmentation and object recognition, as well as in interpretation of images in a variety of applications. This study analyzes urban texture features in multi‐spectral image data. Recent developments in the very powerful mathematical theory of wavelet transforms have received overwhelming attention by image analysts. An evaluation of the ability of wavelet transform in urban feature extraction and classification was performed in this study, with six types of urban land cover features classified. The preliminary results of this research indicate that the accuracy of texture analysis in classifying urban features in fine resolution image data could be significantly improved with the use of wavelet transform approach.     

基于遥感技术的土地利用／覆被变化研究

遥感技术是研究土地利用/覆被变化状况的重要手段之一,目前该技术已有一套较成熟的研究方法,本文从遥感数据选择、图像预处理方法、土地利用/覆被变化遥感分类、土地利用/覆被变化动态信息提取等方面对土地利用/覆被变化遥感动态监测技术进行了系统的论述,最后指出多信息源、综合的信息处理机制将是土地利用/覆被变化遥感动态监测技术发展的必然方向。