Hyperspectral image segmentation using a cooperative nonparametric approach

Akar Taher; Kacem Chehdi; Claude Cariou

doi:10.1117/12.2028869

17 October 2013 Hyperspectral image segmentation using a cooperative nonparametric approach

Akar Taher, Kacem Chehdi, Claude Cariou

Proceedings Volume 8892, Image and Signal Processing for Remote Sensing XIX; 88920J (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2028869
Event: SPIE Remote Sensing, 2013, Dresden, Germany

Abstract

In this paper a new unsupervised nonparametric cooperative and adaptive hyperspectral image segmentation approach is presented. The hyperspectral images are partitioned band by band in parallel and intermediate classification results are evaluated and fused, to get the final segmentation result. Two unsupervised nonparametric segmentation methods are used in parallel cooperation, namely the Fuzzy C-means (FCM) method, and the Linde-Buzo-Gray (LBG) algorithm, to segment each band of the image. The originality of the approach relies firstly on its local adaptation to the type of regions in an image (textured, non-textured), and secondly on the introduction of several levels of evaluation and validation of intermediate segmentation results before obtaining the final partitioning of the image. For the management of similar or conflicting results issued from the two classification methods, we gradually introduced various assessment steps that exploit the information of each spectral band and its adjacent bands, and finally the information of all the spectral bands. In our approach, the detected textured and non-textured regions are treated separately from feature extraction step, up to the final classification results. This approach was first evaluated on a large number of monocomponent images constructed from the Brodatz album. Then it was evaluated on two real applications using a respectively multispectral image for Cedar trees detection in the region of Baabdat (Lebanon) and a hyperspectral image for identification of invasive and non invasive vegetation in the region of Cieza (Spain). A correct classification rate (CCR) for the first application is over 97% and for the second application the average correct classification rate (ACCR) is over 99%.

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Akar Taher, Kacem Chehdi, and Claude Cariou "Hyperspectral image segmentation using a cooperative nonparametric approach", Proc. SPIE 8892, Image and Signal Processing for Remote Sensing XIX, 88920J (17 October 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2028869

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