SAR image classification based on its texture features

SAR images not only have the characteristics of all-ay, all-eather, but also provide object information which is different from visible and infrared sensors. However, SAR images have some faults, such as more speckles and fewer bands. The authors conducted the experiments of texture statistics analysis on SAR image features in order to improve the accuracy of SAR image interpretation. It is found that the texture analysis is an effective method for improving the accuracy of the SAR image interpretation.     

基于改进 GLCM 的侧扫声纳影像分类研究

提出一种基于改进GLCM的算法IGLCM用于侧扫声纳影像的分类,IGLCM反映像素与其邻域像素的灰阶联合分布,全面描述像素与其邻域像素所在区域的纹理特征。利用GLCM和IGLCM分别提取4种纹理特征,应用支持向量机对侧扫声纳海底底质进行分类。研究结果表明,IGLCM分类精度优于GLCM,更适合侧扫声纳分类。     

结合多尺度纹理特征的遥感影像面向对象分类

地物具有多尺度的特点,单一尺度难以准确描述遥感影像包含的地物纹理信息。利用我国自行研发的高分一号遥感影像数据,采用灰度共生矩阵对第一主成分进行纹理特征提取,利用Jeffries-Matusit距离选择多尺度组合,并通过单一纹理结合多光谱数据的分类精度,以及纹理特征间的相关性,最终选择多尺度纹理特征组合进行面向对象分类。研究结果表明:结合多尺度纹理特征组合的面向对象GF-1影像分类能有效提取地物信息,总体分类精度达到81.75%,Kappa系数0.78。     

结合纹理的SVM遥感影像分类研究

针对传统统计模式识别分类方法分类精度不高,分类时未加入像元灰度的空间分布和结构特征以及分类时样本不足等缺陷,采用一种结合纹理的支持向量机(SVM)遥感图像分类方法。该方法在对Landsat7 ETM遥感影像进行纹理特征提取的基础上,构建了结合纹理的SVM分类模型。以河南省汝阳县为试验区,利用此模型对该区域的土地利用类型进行分类研究,并将分类结果与最大似然法和单源数据(光谱)SVM分类结果进行定性和定量比较分析。研究结果表明:该方法能够有效地解决单数据源分类效果破碎、分类精度不高等问题;对高维输入向量具有较高的推广能力;总精度达到90%,比单源信息的SVM分类法提高了6%,而与最大似然法相比,总精度提高了近9%,取得了良好的效果。     

Fast algorithm for maneuvering target detection in SAR imagery based on gridding and fusion of texture features

Designing detection algorithms with high efficiency for Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery is essential for the operator SAR Automatic Target Recognition (ATR) system. This work abandons the detection strategy of visiting every pixel in SAR imagery as done in many traditional detection algorithms, and introduces the gridding and fusion idea of different texture features to realize fast target detection. It first grids the original SAR imagery, yielding a set of grids to be classified into clutter grids and target grids, and then calculates the texture features in each grid. By fusing the calculation results, the target grids containing potential maneuvering targets are determined. The dual threshold segmentation technique is imposed on target grids to obtain the regions of interest. The fused texture features, including local statistics features and Gray-Level Co-occurrence Matrix (GLCM), are investigated. The efficiency and superiority of our proposed algorithm were tested and verified by comparing with existing fast detection algorithms using real SAR data. The results obtained from the experiments indicate the promising practical application value of our study.     

Fast algorithm for maneuvering target detection in SAR imagery based on gridding and fusion of texture features

Designing detection algorithms with high efficiency for Synthetic Aperture Radar(SAR) imagery is essential for the operator SAR Automatic Target Recognition(ATR) system.This work abandons the detection strategy of visiting every pixel in SAR imagery as done in many traditional detection algorithms,and introduces the gridding and fusion idea of different texture fea-tures to realize fast target detection.It first grids the original SAR imagery,yielding a set of grids to be classified into clutter grids and target grids,and then calculates the texture features in each grid.By fusing the calculation results,the target grids containing potential maneuvering targets are determined.The dual threshold segmentation technique is imposed on target grids to obtain the regions of interest.The fused texture features,including local statistics features and Gray-Level Co-occurrence Matrix(GLCM),are investigated.The efficiency and superiority of our proposed algorithm were tested and verified by comparing with existing fast de-tection algorithms using real SAR data.The results obtained from the experiments indicate the promising practical application val-ue of our study.     

Evaluation of semivariogram features for object-based image classification

Inclusion of textures in image classification has been shown beneficial. This paper studies an efficient use of semivariogram features for object-based high-resolution image classification. First, an input image is divided into segments, for each of which a semivariogram is then calculated. Second, candidate features are extracted as a number of key locations of the semivariogram functions. Then we use an improved Relief algorithm and the principal component analysis to select independent and significant features. Then the selected prominent semivariogram features and the conventional spectral features are combined to constitute a feature vector for a support vector machine classifier. The effect of such selected semivariogram features is compared with those of the gray-level co-occurrence matrix (GLCM) features and window-based semivariogram texture features (STFs). Tests with aerial and satellite images show that such selected semivariogram features are of a more beneficial supplement to spectral features. The described method in this paper yields a higher classification accuracy than the combination of spectral and GLCM features or STFs.     

综合纹理与光谱的土地利用模糊分类

针对利用TM影像进行土地利用传统分类精度不高的问题,该文提出了一种综合应用影像纹理与光谱特征对TM影像进行土地利用模糊分类的方法。采用主成分分析法对研究流域TM影像的光谱及纹理特征信息进行压缩与融合,并对融合后的TM影像数据进行3个组别的多尺度分割,在影像分割对象单元的基础上应用面向对象的模糊逻辑隶属度函数法实现影像的软语义分类。相对传统分类方法而言,该方法在充分利用影像光谱信息的基础上综合了影像的纹理信息,且分类理论思想更加符合人们对于客观事物的认知规律,分类精度有了显著的提高,为TM影像分类方法的改进提供一定的参考。     

一种基于改进的2D-Gabor纹理图像分类方法

针对多纹理图像分类的问题,本文提出了一种操作性强,通用性高的分类方法。借助人类视觉特性和纹理图像的尺寸,设计了一种快速简单的Gabor滤波参数设置方法。在多通道的滤波特征图像中应用顺序向前搜索策略选择特征,以J-M距离(Jeffreys-Matusitas distance)为判别因子进行特征空间的优化,最后通过SVM方法实现图像分类。实验表明,该方法有良好的纹理图像分类效果。较之传统的Gabor滤波图像分类方法,该方法具有参数设置简单,操作性强的特点。     

基于ERDAS的遥感影像分类方法研究

为了提高遥感影像分类精度,对传统的非监督分类、监督分类和专家分类进行机理分析,提出将影像中的纹理信息作为专家知识改进分类精度的技术方案。以胶州市QuickBird遥感影像作为试验数据,基于ERDAS IMAG-INE 8.6软件平台,对非监督分类、监督分类和专家分类进行实验数据比较分析,实验数据表明改进的专家分类方法分类精度最高,由于纹理信息参与专家分类,可较好地解决“同谱异物”和“同物异谱”对分类的干扰,优化分类后的影像,提高信息提取的准确度。     

辅以纹理特征的高分辨率遥感影像分类

为了提高对高分辨率影像的分类精度,通过灰度差矢量法快速提取纹理特征,利用BP神经网络并辅以纹理特征,对一幅江西某地0.2m分辨率的航空影像进行分类。结果显示,对比度纹理特征能较好地反映该影像的纹理信息;对光谱特征不典型、纹理特征明显的人工树林,分类精度可达到90%以上;增加纹理特征后,影像分类的总精度也由55%提高到94%。表明这种结合纹理特征和BP神经网络的分类方法,能提高对高分辨率影像分类的精度。     

一种基于SVM多特征综合的图像分类方法

分别利用多通道Gabor滤波器和HSV颜色模型对图像进行特征提取,得到两种特征空间。用顺序向前浮点法搜索,以J-M距离(Jeffreys-Matusitas distance)为评价指标进行特征选择,最后利用综合后的特征数据在SVM基础上实现图像的监督分类。上述方法提高了彩色纹理图像和遥感图像的分类正确率。实验表明,多特征融合的分类效果比单一特征要好。     

结合光谱与纹理信息的SVM遥感土壤盐渍化信息提取研究

本文为了提高地物识别的正确性,克服异物同谱和同物异谱现象,以渭干河?库车河三角洲绿洲为例,利用ETM+数据,探讨了该绿洲盐渍化土地覆盖信息的提取方法。文章提出了基于SVM的光谱和纹理两种信息复合的分类方法,通过此方法对该绿洲进行分类研究,并将分类结果与最小距离法、最大似然法(MLC)和单源数据(光谱)SVM分类结果进行定性和定量比较分析。研究结果表明:该方法能够有效地解决单数据源分类效果破碎、分类精度不高等问题,并对高纬输入向量具有较高的推广能力,因此该方法更适合于遥感图像分类和盐渍化信息提取,是地物遥感信息提取的有效途径。     

Genetic feature selection for texture classification

This paper presents a novel approach to feature subset selection using genetic algorithms. This approach has the ability to accommodate multiple criteria such as the accuracy and cost of classification into the process of feature selection and finds the effective feature subset for texture classification. On the basis of the effective feature subset selected, a method is described to extract the objects which are higher than their surroundings, such as trees or forest, in the color aerial images. The methodology presented in this paper is illustrated by its application to the problem of trees extraction from aerial images.     

Genetic feature selection for texture classification

This paper presents a novel approach to feature subset selection using genetic algorithms. This approach has the ability to accommodate multiple criteria such as the accuracy and cost of classification into the process of feature selection and finds the effective feature subset for texture classification. On the basis of the effective feature subset selected, a method is described to extract the objects which are higher than their surroundings, such as trees or forest, in the color aerial images. The methodology presented in this paper is illustrated by its application to the problem of trees extraction from aerial images.     

基于分形纹理的遥感影像土地覆盖的分类方法研究

提出一种基于分形理论和改进模糊C均值聚类的遥感图像非监督分类方法,该方法尝试将图像的光谱信息和纹理特征相结合。将图像进行主分量变换,根据第一主分量计算图像的布朗运动的各方向的分形维数,差分盒维数和"空隙"等纹理特征作为分类依据。采用改进的模糊C均值聚类,并用混淆矩阵方法评定分类结果精度。通过对试验区的分类试验,说明该方法对改善土地覆盖分类精度行之有效。     

Contrast analysis based on homogeneous and non-homogeneous patterns for SAR image classification*

This study presents a novel contrast-based classification algorithm for Synthetic Aperture Radar image. The proposed algorithm primarily analyses homogeneous and non-homogeneous patterns within the moving window. The points which are either significantly brighter or darker than the central pixel are considered as non-homogeneous patterns. While the points, moderately equal to central pixel are described as homogeneous patterns. The mean intensity values of homogeneous and non-homogeneous regions are used thereafter for measuring the contrast around the central pixel of the moving window. The ISODATA algorithm is used to classify the contrast transformed image. The importance of this method is that it is computationally simple, works with minimum human interaction and robust to speckle noise. The validation of the method is done on RISAT (Radar Imaging Satellite) data.     

A new approach for finding an appropriate combination of texture parameters for classification

This article is an attempt to suggest a new approach for eliminating the lengthy process of selecting various parameters for extracting texture features and to quantify the relative importance of the parameters affecting textural classification. A multivariate data analysis technique called ‘conjoint analysis’ has been used in the study to analyse the relative importance of these parameters. Results indicate that the choice of texture feature and window size have higher relative importance in the classification process than quantization level or the choice of image band for extracting texture feature. Results of the classification of an Indian urban environment using spatial property (texture) have also been reported. It was observed that the classification incorporating texture features using grey level co-occurrence matrix and wavelet-based approach improves the overall accuracy in a statistically significant manner in comparison to pure spectral classification.     

基于GLCM的侧扫声纳影像纹理数据库设计

根据侧扫声纳影像的特征,提出了基于灰度共生矩阵(gray level co-occurrence matrix,GLCM)纹理分析的声纳影像纹理提取方法,对不同的纹理特征参数进行量化分析,生成侧扫声纳纹理图像,并建立侧扫声纳图像纹理数据库,实验结果验证了该算法的有效性和可行性。     

利用纹理特征的SAR与光学图像融合方法研究

针对SAR与光学图像的融合问题,提出一种基于SAR图像中纹理特征的Contourlet变换融合方法。利用灰度共生矩阵法提取SAR图像的纹理特征,分析各个纹理特征间的相关性,得到重要纹理特征图。用HSV变换提取光学图像的强度分量。将重要纹理特征和强度分量利用改进的Contourlet多尺度变换融合,得到新的强度分量。通过HSV逆变换得到SAR与光学的融合图像。利用Landsat8和Cosmo-SkyMed图像进行融合实验,并与小波、HSV、Brovey、Contourlet变换融合方法对比分析,实验表明该方法能够较好的保持光学图像的光谱特征和SAR图像的纹理、强散射特征,增加图像细节信息,提高图像可解译性。