scholarly journals Improving the speed of multiresolution segmentation using slic superpixels

Author(s):  
O. Csilik ◽  
S. Lang
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 2618
Author(s):  
Carsten Juergens ◽  
M. Fabian Meyer-Heß

This contribution focuses on the utilization of very-high-resolution (VHR) images to identify construction areas and their temporal changes aiming to estimate the investment in construction as a basis for economic forecasts. Triggered by the need to improve macroeconomic forecasts and reduce their time intervals, the idea arose to use frequently available information derived from satellite imagery. For the improvement of macroeconomic forecasts, the period to detect changes between two points in time needs to be rather short because early identification of such investments is beneficial. Therefore, in this study, it is of interest to identify and quantify new construction areas, which will turn into build-up areas later. A multiresolution segmentation followed by a kNN classification is applied to WorldView images from an area around the southern part of Berlin, Germany. Specific material compositions of construction areas result in typical classification patterns different from other land cover classes. A GIS-based analysis follows to extract specific temporal “patterns of life” in construction areas. With the early identification of such patterns of life, it is possible to predict construction areas that will turn into real estate later. This information serves as an input for macroeconomic forecasts to support quicker forecasts in future.


2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 420
Author(s):  
Jun Wang ◽  
Lili Jiang ◽  
Qingwen Qi ◽  
Yongji Wang

Image segmentation is of significance because it can provide objects that are the minimum analysis units for geographic object-based image analysis (GEOBIA). Most segmentation methods usually set parameters to identify geo-objects, and different parameter settings lead to different segmentation results; thus, parameter optimization is critical to obtain satisfactory segmentation results. Currently, many parameter optimization methods have been developed and successfully applied to the identification of single geo-objects. However, few studies have focused on the recognition of the union of different types of geo-objects (semantic geo-objects), such as a park. The recognition of semantic geo-objects is likely more crucial than that of single geo-objects because the former type of recognition is more correlated with the human perception. This paper proposes an approach to recognize semantic geo-objects. The key concept is that a single geo-object is the smallest component unit of a semantic geo-object, and semantic geo-objects are recognized by iteratively merging single geo-objects. Thus, the optimal scale of the semantic geo-objects is determined by iteratively recognizing the optimal scales of single geo-objects and using them as the initiation point of the reset scale parameter optimization interval. In this paper, we adopt the multiresolution segmentation (MRS) method to segment Gaofen-1 images and tested three scale parameter optimization methods to validate the proposed approach. The results show that the proposed approach can determine the scale parameters, which can produce semantic geo-objects.


2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 1705 ◽  
Author(s):  
Biswajeet Pradhan ◽  
Hossein Rizeei ◽  
Abdinur Abdulle

This study aims to detect coastline changes using temporal synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images for the state of Kelantan, Malaysia. Two active images, namely, RADARSAT-1 captured in 2003 and RADARSAT-2 captured in 2014, were used to monitor such changes. We applied noise removal and edge detection filtering on RADARSAT images for preprocessing to remove salt and pepper distortion. Different segmentation analyses were also applied to the filtered images. Firstly, multiresolution segmentation, maximum spectral difference and chessboard segmentation were performed to separate land pixels from ocean ones. Next, the Taguchi method was used to optimise segmentation parameters. Subsequently, a support vector machine algorithm was applied on the optimised segments to classify shorelines with an accuracy of 98% for both temporal images. Results were validated using a thematic map from the Department of Survey and Mapping of Malaysia. The change detection showed an average difference in the shoreline of 12.5 m between 2003 and 2014. The methods developed in this study demonstrate the ability of active SAR sensors to map and detect shoreline changes, especially during low or high tides in tropical regions where passive sensor imagery is often masked by clouds.


2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 1193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yongji Wang ◽  
Qingwen Qi ◽  
Ying Liu

Image segmentation is an important process and a prerequisite for object-based image analysis. Thus, evaluating the performance of segmentation algorithms is essential to identify effective segmentation methods and to optimize the scale. In this paper, we propose an unsupervised evaluation (UE) method using the area-weighted variance (WV) and Jeffries-Matusita (JM) distance to compare two image partitions to evaluate segmentation quality. The two measures were calculated based on the local measure criteria, and the JM distance was improved by considering the contribution of the common border between adjacent segments and the area of each segment in the JM distance formula, which makes the heterogeneity measure more effective and objective. Then the two measures were presented as a curve when changing the scale from 8 to 20, which can reflect the segmentation quality in both over- and under-segmentation. Furthermore, the WV and JM distance measures were combined by using three different strategies. The effectiveness of the combined indicators was illustrated through supervised evaluation (SE) methods to clearly reveal the segmentation quality and capture the trade-off between the two measures. In these experiments, the multiresolution segmentation (MRS) method was adopted for evaluation. The proposed UE method was compared with two existing UE methods to further confirm their capabilities. The visual and quantitative SE results demonstrated that the proposed UE method can improve the segmentation quality.


Author(s):  
K.L. Vincken ◽  
C.N. de Graaf ◽  
A.S.E. Koster ◽  
M.A. Viergever ◽  
F.J.R. Appelman ◽  
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2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-219
Author(s):  
Ike Dori Candra ◽  
Vicentius P. Siregar ◽  
Syamsul B. Agus

Penelitian ini menggunakan citra satelit resolusi tinggi worldview-2 akuisisi 5 Oktober 2013. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengkaji kemampuan citra satelit resolusi tinggi worldview-2 dalam memetakan zona geomorfologi dan habitat bentik perairan dangkal di Pulau Kotok Besar. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode klasifikasi Object Based Image Analysis (OBIA). Metode ini mampu mendefinisikan kelas-kelas objek berdasarkan aspek spektral dan spasial. Segmentasi citra menggunakan algoritma multiresolution segmentation dengan parameter skala yang berbeda untuk setiap level, baik level 1, level 2 dan level 3. Shape dan compactness juga disesuaikan untuk setiap level. Penentuan kelas pada level 1 menghasilkan tiga kelas yaitu daratan, perairan dangkal dan perairan dalam. Penentuan kelas pada level 2 untuk zona geomorfologi menghasilkan tiga kelas yaitu reef flat, reef crest dan reef slope. Klasifikasi habitat bentik pada level 3 menghasilkan 7 kelas dengan akurasi keseluruhan yaitu 66.40 %.


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