Classification of airborne laser scanning point clouds based on binomial logistic regression analysis |
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Authors: | Cornelis Stal Christian Briese Philippe De Maeyer Peter Dorninger Timothy Nuttens Norbert Pfeifer |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Geography, Ghent University, Ghent, BelgiumCornelis.Stal@UGent.be;3. Department of Geodesy and Geoinformation, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria;4. Department of Archaeological Remote Sensing, LBI for Archaeological Prospection &5. Virtual Archaeology, Vienna, Austria;6. Department of Geography, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium;7. 4D-IT GmbH, Pfaffst?tten, Austria |
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Abstract: | This article presents a newly developed procedure for the classification of airborne laser scanning (ALS) point clouds, based on binomial logistic regression analysis. By using a feature space containing a large number of adaptable geometrical parameters, this new procedure can be applied to point clouds covering different types of topography and variable point densities. Besides, the procedure can be adapted to different user requirements. A binomial logistic model is estimated for all a priori defined classes, using a training set of manually classified points. For each point, a value is calculated defining the probability that this point belongs to a certain class. The class with the highest probability will be used for the final point classification. Besides, the use of statistical methods enables a thorough model evaluation by the implementation of well-founded inference criteria. If necessary, the interpretation of these inference analyses also enables the possible definition of more sub-classes. The use of a large number of geometrical parameters is an important advantage of this procedure in comparison with current classification algorithms. It allows more user modifications for the large variety of types of ALS point clouds, while still achieving comparable classification results. It is indeed possible to evaluate parameters as degrees of freedom and remove or add parameters as a function of the type of study area. The performance of this procedure is successfully demonstrated by classifying two different ALS point sets from an urban and a rural area. Moreover, the potential of the proposed classification procedure is explored for terrestrial data. |
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