Synergistic use of QuickBird multispectral imagery and LIDAR data for object-based forest species classification

This study evaluated the synergistic use of high spatial resolution multispectral imagery (i.e., QuickBird, 2.4 m) and low-posting-density LIDAR data (3 m) for forest species classification using an object-based approach. The integration of QuickBird multispectral imagery and LIDAR data was considered during image segmentation and the subsequent object-based classification. Three segmentation schemes were examined: (1) segmentation based solely on the spectral image layers; (2) segmentation based solely on LIDAR-derived layers; and (3) segmentation based on both the spectral and LIDAR-derived layers. For each segmentation scheme, objects were generated at twelve different scales in order to determine optimal scale parameters. Six categories of classification metrics were generated for each object based on spectral data alone, LIDAR data alone and the combination of both data sources. Machine learning decision trees were used to build classification rule sets. Quantitative segmentation quality assessment and classification accuracy results showed the integration of spectral and LIDAR data, in both image segmentation and object-based classification, improved the forest classification compared to using either data source independently. Better segmentation quality led to higher classification accuracy. The highest classification accuracy (Kappa = 91.6%) was acquired when using both spectral- and LIDAR-derived metrics based on objects segmented from both spectral and LIDAR layers at scale parameter 250, where best segmentation quality was achieved. Optimal scales were analyzed for each segmentation-classification scheme. Statistical analysis of classification accuracies at different scales revealed that there was a range of optimal scales that provided statistically similar accuracy.     

Classification of Remote Sensing Image based on Object-oriented Method:A Case Study of Baixiang County

Remote sensing is the main means of extracting land cover types,which has important significance for monitoring land use change and developing national policies.Object-based classification methods can provide higher accuracy data than pixel-based methods by using spectral,shape and texture information.In this study,we choose GF-1 satellite’s imagery and proposed a method which can automatically calculate the optimal segmentation scale.The object-based methods for classifying four typical land cover types are compared using multi-scale segmentation and three supervised machine learning algorithms.The relationship between the accuracy of classification results and the training sample proportion is analyzed and the result shows that object-based methods can achieve higher classification results in the case of small training sample ratio,overall accuracies are higher than 94%.Overall,the classification accuracy of support vector machine is higher than that of neural network and decision tree during the process of object-oriented classification.     

近20年来腾格里沙漠南缘土地利用/土地覆盖变化及其成因探讨——以甘肃省古浪县冰草湾地区为例

以甘肃省古浪县冰草湾地区1991、2000和2009年3期Landsat TM影像为数据源,采用基于对象的影像分类方法提取研究区各时期的土地利用/土地覆盖信息,在此基础上分析了研究区土地利用结构变化、土地利用类型转换关系和导致土地利用变化的驱动力因素。结果表明:采用基于对象的影像分类方法精度较高,可以达到准确提取土地利用/土地覆盖信息的目的;1991~2009年,冰草湾地区农田和居民用地的面积持续增加,并向沙漠和盐碱地方向扩张,呈现"人进沙退"的格局;2000~2009年各种土地利用类型之间的相互转换速度明显低于1991~2000年,土地利用状况呈现趋于稳定的趋势。造成土地利用/土地覆盖变化的主要驱动力是引黄灌溉和生态移民工程的实施。     

Object-based land cover classification of shaded areas in high spatial resolution imagery of urban areas: A comparison study

A significant proportion of high spatial resolution imagery in urban areas can be affected by shadows. Considerable research has been conducted to investigate shadow detection and removal in remotely sensed imagery. Few studies, however, have evaluated how applications of these shadow detection and restoration methods can help eliminate the shadow problem in land cover classification of high spatial resolution images in urban settings. This paper presents a comparison study of three methods for land cover classification of shaded areas from high spatial resolution imagery in an urban environment. Method 1 combines spectral information in shaded areas with spatial information for shadow classification. Method 2 applies a shadow restoration technique, the linear-correlation correction method to create a “shadow-free” image before the classification. Method 3 uses multisource data fusion to aid in classification of shadows. The results indicated that Method 3 achieved the best accuracy, with overall accuracy of 88%. It provides a significantly better means for shadow classification than the other two methods. The overall accuracy for Method 1 was 81.5%, slightly but not significantly higher than the 80.5% from Method 2. All of the three methods applied an object-based classification procedure, which was critical as it provides an effective way to address the problems of radiometric difference and spatial misregistration associated with multisource data fusion (Method 3), and to incorporate thematic spatial information (Method 1).     

OCRS: an interactive object-based image clustering and retrieval system

In this paper, we propose an Interactive Object-based Image Clustering and Retrieval System (OCRS). The system incorporates two major modules: Preprocessing and Object-based Image Retrieval. In preprocessing, an unsupervised segmentation method called WavSeg is used to segment images into meaningful semantic regions (image objects). This is an area where a huge number of image regions are involved. Therefore, we propose a Genetic Algorithm based algorithm to cluster these images objects and thus reduce the search space for object-based image retrieval. In the learning and retrieval module, the Diverse Density algorithm is adopted to analyze the user’s interest and generate the initial hypothesis which provides a prototype for future learning and retrieval. Relevance Feedback technique is incorporated to provide progressive guidance to the learning process. In interacting with user, we propose to use One-Class Support Vector Machine (SVM) to learn the user’s interest and refine the returned result. Performance is evaluated on a large image database and the effectiveness of our retrieval algorithm is demonstrated through comparative studies.

对象RAID的性能分析

对象存储是存储领域新兴的发展趋势,它在存储容量、吞吐率、可靠性以及可用性等方面有着诸多优势。本文描述了在对象存储基础上实现的对象RAID,并提出具有缓存的排队模型对该RAID系统进行性能分析。实验表明,该排队模型可以有效反映真实系统的性能,对提高系统性能有重要意义。     

一种基于IP网络的统一对象存储访问模型的研究

随着计算机应用的普及和存储需求的膨胀,存储系统正在由NAS和SAN转向了OBS。本文介绍了三种存储系统的访问模式,在OBS基础上,提出了存储设备对象,这不仅丰富了对象的内涵,还总结出一种统一对象存储访问模型,对不同存储对象设备实行访问协议的映射,使之更具有普适性。     

Hybrid model-and-object-based real-time conversational video coding

Bandwidth-constrained real-time conversational video communications (such as mobile teleconferencing) require video codecs with good rate-distortion characteristics at low bit-rates and modest computational complexity. While target-specific object-based and model-based coding methods have been proposed for low bit-rate conversational video coding, difficulties in generalization and high computational complexity hinder their practical utilization. In this paper, we propose a low bit-rate coding method for typical conversational video by combining two-dimensional model-based coding of face regions and object-based coding of non-face head-shoulder regions, achieving high-quality face reconstruction and low overall bit-rate with real-time encoding capability. Experiments on typical conversational test sequences confirm that, compared to other conversational video codecs, our model-and-object-based coding method offers superior rate-distortion performance at low bit-rates.     

Segmentation of High Spatial Resolution Remotely Sensed Data Using Watershed with Self-adaptive Parameterization

Segmentation of high spatial resolution remotely sensed image is the important foundation of Object\|Based Image Analysis(OBIA), most of the image segmentation algorithms involve the problem of parameter setting. Self\|adaptive Parameterization is one of the key factors that affect the efficiency and effectiveness of remote sensing image segmentation. Considering that traditional watershed segmentation algorithm is susceptible to noise and the segmentation scale parameter is difficult to be self\|adaptively chosen,this paper propose a scale self\|adaptive method in watershed segmentation. After median filtering in primary image, this paper uses spatial statistical method to realize the self\|adaptive setting of watershed segmentation parameters, and then segments the high spatial resolution remote sensing image. This study uses IKONOS and Quickbird multispectral images as experimental data to testify the validity of the method proposed by this paper. The homogeneity within the segmentation parcels and the heterogeneity between thesegmentation parcels are used to build up a synthetic evaluation model to quantitatively evaluate the segmentation results by the proposed method by comparing with different parameter sequences segmentation results. The comparison result show that the proposed method perform well in high spatial resolution image segmentation. As result, the method proposed in this paper not only improves the accuracy of image segmentation to a certain extent, but also raises the automation of the segmentation parameter selection, which provides a new way for image segmentation and the research of parameterization in the future.     

对象Petri网及其在C~4ISR系统仿真中的应用

首先给出对象Petri网 (ObjectbasedPetriNet,OPN)的定义 ,介绍了OPN对基本Petri网的扩展。然后总结OPN的特点和C4 ISR系统仿真模型的建模原则 ,讨论了OPN在C4 ISR系统仿真建模中的适用性。最后对一个防空战术C4 ISR系统建立OPN模型 ,验证了OPN的可用性