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Patch-based SAR image classification: The potential of modeling the statistical distribution of patches with Gaussian mixtures

  • CNRS LTCI
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique
  • Laboratoire Hubert Curien UMR CNRS 5516

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Abstract

Due to their coherent nature, SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) images are very different from optical satellite images and more difficult to interpret, especially because of speckle noise. Given the increasing amount of available SAR data, efficient image processing techniques are needed to ease the analysis. Classifying this type of images, i.e., selecting an adequate label for each pixel, is a challenging task. This paper describes a supervised classification method based on local features derived from a Gaussian mixture model (GMM) of the distribution of patches. First classification results are encouraging and suggest an interesting potential of the GMM model for SAR imaging.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2015 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2015 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages2374-2377
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781479979295
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10 Nov 2015
Externally publishedYes
Event2015 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2015 - Milan, Italy
Duration: 26 Jul 201531 Jul 2015

Publication series

NameInternational Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)
Volume2015-November
ISSN (Print)2153-6996
ISSN (Electronic)2153-7003

Conference

Conference2015 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2015
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityMilan
Period26/07/1531/07/15

Keywords

  • GMM
  • SAR images
  • classification
  • patches

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