Classification of SAR images using a general and tractable multiplicative model

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Among the frameworks for Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) image modelling and analysis, the multiplicative model is very accurate and successful. It is based on the assumption that the observed random field is the result of the product of two independent and unobserved random fields: X and Y. The rand...

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Autores principales: Mejail, M.E., Jacobo-Berlles, J.C., Frery, A.C., Bustos, O.H.
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Computer simulation
Imaging systems
Mathematical models
Speckle
Spurious signal noise
Homogeneous areas
Remote sensing
backscatter
geostatistics
image analysis
image classification
remote sensing
synthetic aperture radar
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spelling todo:paper_01431161_v24_n18_p3565_Mejail2023-10-03T14:59:14Z Classification of SAR images using a general and tractable multiplicative model Mejail, M.E. Jacobo-Berlles, J.C. Frery, A.C. Bustos, O.H. Computer simulation Imaging systems Mathematical models Speckle Spurious signal noise Homogeneous areas Remote sensing backscatter geostatistics image analysis image classification remote sensing synthetic aperture radar Among the frameworks for Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) image modelling and analysis, the multiplicative model is very accurate and successful. It is based on the assumption that the observed random field is the result of the product of two independent and unobserved random fields: X and Y. The random field X models the terrain backscatter and, thus, depends only on the type of area to which each pixel belongs. The random field Y takes into account that SAR images are the result of a coherent imaging system that produces the well-known phenomenon called speckle noise, and that they are generated by performing an average of n statistically independent images (looks) in order to reduce the noise effect. There are various ways of modelling the random field X; recently the Γ- 1/2(α, γ) distribution was proposed. This, with the usual Γ1/2(n, n) distribution for the amplitude speckle, resulted in a new distribution for the return: the 0 A (α, γ, n) law. The parameters α and γ depend only on the ground truth, and n is the number of looks. The advantage of this distribution over the ones used in the past is that it models very well extremely heterogeneous areas like cities, as well as moderately heterogeneous areas like forests and homogeneous areas like pastures. As the ground data can be characterized by the parameters α and γ, their estimation in each pixel generates parameter maps that can be used as the input for classification methods. In this work, moment estimators are used on simulated and on real SAR images and, then, a supervised classification technique (Gaussian maximum likelihood) is performed and evaluated. Excellent classification results are obtained. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_01431161_v24_n18_p3565_Mejail
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topic Computer simulation
Imaging systems
Mathematical models
Speckle
Spurious signal noise
Homogeneous areas
Remote sensing
backscatter
geostatistics
image analysis
image classification
remote sensing
synthetic aperture radar
spellingShingle Computer simulation
Imaging systems
Mathematical models
Speckle
Spurious signal noise
Homogeneous areas
Remote sensing
backscatter
geostatistics
image analysis
image classification
remote sensing
synthetic aperture radar
Mejail, M.E.
Jacobo-Berlles, J.C.
Frery, A.C.
Bustos, O.H.
Classification of SAR images using a general and tractable multiplicative model
topic_facet Computer simulation
Imaging systems
Mathematical models
Speckle
Spurious signal noise
Homogeneous areas
Remote sensing
backscatter
geostatistics
image analysis
image classification
remote sensing
synthetic aperture radar
description Among the frameworks for Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) image modelling and analysis, the multiplicative model is very accurate and successful. It is based on the assumption that the observed random field is the result of the product of two independent and unobserved random fields: X and Y. The random field X models the terrain backscatter and, thus, depends only on the type of area to which each pixel belongs. The random field Y takes into account that SAR images are the result of a coherent imaging system that produces the well-known phenomenon called speckle noise, and that they are generated by performing an average of n statistically independent images (looks) in order to reduce the noise effect. There are various ways of modelling the random field X; recently the Γ- 1/2(α, γ) distribution was proposed. This, with the usual Γ1/2(n, n) distribution for the amplitude speckle, resulted in a new distribution for the return: the 0 A (α, γ, n) law. The parameters α and γ depend only on the ground truth, and n is the number of looks. The advantage of this distribution over the ones used in the past is that it models very well extremely heterogeneous areas like cities, as well as moderately heterogeneous areas like forests and homogeneous areas like pastures. As the ground data can be characterized by the parameters α and γ, their estimation in each pixel generates parameter maps that can be used as the input for classification methods. In this work, moment estimators are used on simulated and on real SAR images and, then, a supervised classification technique (Gaussian maximum likelihood) is performed and evaluated. Excellent classification results are obtained.
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author Mejail, M.E.
Jacobo-Berlles, J.C.
Frery, A.C.
Bustos, O.H.
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Frery, A.C.
Bustos, O.H.
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title Classification of SAR images using a general and tractable multiplicative model
title_short Classification of SAR images using a general and tractable multiplicative model
title_full Classification of SAR images using a general and tractable multiplicative model
title_fullStr Classification of SAR images using a general and tractable multiplicative model
title_full_unstemmed Classification of SAR images using a general and tractable multiplicative model
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