Method matches noisy remote sensing images robustly.
problem Matching noisy remote sensing images.
method Combining attention mechanism with feature enhancement.
result More efficient and accurate matches achieved.
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This paper improves land cover classification using global spatial features in CNN.
problem Limited classification accuracy and universality of traditional remote sensing image classification methods.
method Integrates global spatial features into a dual-branch CNN for hyperspectral/SAR imagery classification.
result The proposed method outperforms traditional single-channel CNN methods.
Paper proposes an active learning method to improve remote sensing object detection with less labeled data.
problem High labor and time costs in annotating remote sensing images for CNN object detectors.
method Uncertainty-based active learning that selects images with more information for annotation.
result Detector achieves high performance with a fraction of the training images.
Locally-adapted convolution-based super-resolution of irregularly-sampled ocean remote sensing datastat.ML
Super-resolution is a classical problem in image processing, with numerous applications to remote sensing image enhancement. Here, we address the super-resolution of irregularly-sampled remote sensing images. Using an optimal interpolation as the low-resolution reconstruction, we explore locally-adapted multimodal conv…
We tackle here the problem of multimodal image non-rigid registration, which is of prime importance in remote sensing and medical imaging. The difficulties encountered by classical registration approaches include feature design and slow optimization by gradient descent. By analyzing these methods, we note the significa…
Data-driven methods such as convolutional neural networks (CNNs) are known to deliver state-of-the-art performance on image recognition tasks when the training data are abundant. However, in some instances, such as change detection in remote sensing images, annotated data cannot be obtained in sufficient quantities. In…
Improved detection of burnt areas in satellite images using evolved hyper-features.
problem Radiometric variations across satellite images and different datasets.
method Understanding feature spaces, training on multi-image datasets, evolving hyper-features, and optimizing for different classifiers.
result Training on multi-image datasets improves model generalization, and evolved hyper-features enhance classifier performance.
SMAPGAN: Generative Adversarial Network Based Semi-Supervised Styled Map Tiles Generating Methodeess.IV
SMAPGAN generates styled map tiles from remote sensing images.
problem Generating timely updated map tiles from remote sensing images is challenging.
method Semi-supervised GAN model with gradient loss and ESSI metric.
result SMAPGAN outperforms state-of-the-art methods in quality metrics and human perception.
CNNs improve InSAR image denoising and coherence estimation.
problem Noise in InSAR imagery corrupts ground movement estimates.
method Autoencoder CNN architectures for denoising and preprocessing.
result Proposed method outperforms four established methods.
Deep neural networks have established as a powerful tool for large scale supervised classification tasks. The state-of-the-art performances of deep neural networks are conditioned to the availability of large number of accurately labeled samples. In practice, collecting large scale accurately labeled datasets is a chal…
In this paper, some patterns of the Neuron Response of deep Convolutional Neural Networks were observed.
Study uses remotely sensed data to infer economic outcomes in experiments and quasi-experiments.
problem Imperfect measurement of economic outcomes by remotely sensed variables.
method Combines experimental and observational data to identify causal parameters, using satellite imagery and mobile phone activity.
result Developed a robust method for n^{-1/2} inference that does not restrict remotely sensed variable processing algorithms.
Paper discusses new stochastic algorithms for sparse signal recovery.
problem Sparse signal recovery in medical imaging and remote sensing.
method Proposes and analyzes stochastic natural thresholding algorithms.
result Demonstrates improved performance of StoNT algorithms.
Current remote sensing image classification problems have to deal with an unprecedented amount of heterogeneous and complex data sources. Upcoming missions will soon provide large data streams that will make land cover/use classification difficult. Machine learning classifiers can help at this, and many methods are cur…
Paper introduces kernel methods for detecting anomalous changes in remote sensing imagery.
problem Detecting anomalous changes in remote sensing imagery.
method Nonlinear extension of Gaussian and elliptically contoured distribution algorithms using reproducing kernel Hilbert space.
result Improved detection accuracy and reduced false-alarm rates compared to linear formulations.
CNNs improve InSAR coherence classification.
problem Improving demarcation of InSAR imagery regions based on coherence.
method Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) for preprocessing and classification.
result CNNs reduce misclassifications in incoherent regions and outperform established methods.
Remote Sensing Images from satellites have been used in various domains for detecting and understanding structures on the ground surface. In this work, satellite images were used for localizing parking spaces and vehicles in parking lots for a given parcel using an RCNN based Neural Network Architectures. Parcel shapef…
Study shows MDA's effectiveness even when more components are assumed than in actual data.
problem Classification error in overspecified Mixture Discriminant Analysis.
method Two-component Gaussian mixture model, EM algorithm, theoretical analysis of convergence and error rates.
result EM algorithm converges exponentially fast to Bayes risk with suitable initialization.
Automatic classification of trees using remotely sensed data has been a dream of many scientists and land use managers. Recently, Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) has been expected to be an easy-to-use, cost-effective tool for remote sensing of forests, and deep learning has attracted attention for its ability concerning…
Recently, a variety of approaches has been enriching the field of Remote Sensing (RS) image processing and analysis. Unfortunately, existing methods remain limited faced to the rich spatio-spectral content of today's large datasets. It would seem intriguing to resort to Deep Learning (DL) based approaches at this stage…
Study uses cGAN to translate multispectral to nighttime satellite imagery.
problem Limited understanding of nighttime satellite imagery composition.
method Adopted and modified pix2pix cGAN framework for multispectral-to-nighttime translation.
result Proves feasibility of multispectral-to-nighttime translation.
A survey of Identification and mitigation of Machine Learning algorithmic biases in Image Analysiscs.LG
Survey on biases in image analysis for industrial safety.
problem Bias in machine learning algorithms affects industrial safety-critical applications.
method Survey and analysis of recent advances in bias detection and mitigation.
result Need for new methods to detect and mitigate biases in image analysis for safety-critical applications.
Deep learning continues to push state-of-the-art performance for the semantic segmentation of color (i.e., RGB) imagery; however, the lack of annotated data for many remote sensing sensors (i.e. hyperspectral imagery (HSI)) prevents researchers from taking advantage of this recent success. Since generating sensor speci…
Classification under Data Contamination with Application to Remote Sensing Image Mis-registrationstat.ME
This work is motivated by the problem of image mis-registration in remote sensing and we are interested in determining the resulting loss in the accuracy of pattern classification. A statistical formulation is given where we propose to use data contamination to model and understand the phenomenon of image mis-registrat…
Researchers predict butt rot volume using harvester data and remote sensing.
problem Predicting butt rot volume in Norway spruce stands for optimal forest management.
method Used random forest models with harvester information, remote sensing, and environmental data.
result Remotely sensed predictor variables were more important than environmental variables.
Estimates Mozambique's population using remote sensing and microcensus data.
problem Lack of frequent population estimation due to censuses lacking spatio-temporal resolution.
method Combines remote sensing, microcensus data, and transfer learning with publicly available datasets.
result Population predictions improve with footprint area estimation using transfer learning.
Training a deep neural network for classification constitutes a major problem in remote sensing due to the lack of adequate field data. Acquiring high-resolution ground truth (GT) by human interpretation is both cost-ineffective and inconsistent. We propose, instead, to utilize high-resolution, hyperspectral images for…
Gaussian processes enhance EO with accurate and uncertain predictions.
problem Challenges in GP models for EO, including data-driven physics and causal inference.
method Data-driven physics-aware models respecting signal characteristics and physical laws.
result GP models need to evolve for better EO applications.
Active deep learning classification of hyperspectral images is considered in this paper. Deep learning has achieved success in many applications, but good-quality labeled samples are needed to construct a deep learning network. It is expensive getting good labeled samples in hyperspectral images for remote sensing appl…
DiffATD efficiently discovers targets in partially observable environments using diffusion dynamics.
problem Efficiently discovering targets in partially observable environments with limited sampling.
method DiffATD uses diffusion dynamics to maintain a belief distribution over unobserved states, balancing exploration and exploitation.
result DiffATD outperforms baselines and supervised methods in diverse domains.
Bayesian method improves segmentation accuracy with noisy labels.
problem Annotation errors in semantic segmentation due to mislabeling and spatial correlations.
method Approximate Bayesian estimation with spatially correlated discrete distributions and variational inference.
result The method achieves performance comparable to clean labels under moderate noise levels.
Researchers develop multi-agent systems for quadcopters to collaborate in missions.
problem Enable multiple quadcopters to work together in remote sensing tasks.
method Agent dynamics, network topologies, collective behaviors, agreement protocol, equations of motion for quadcopters.
result Multi-agent systems can successfully collaborate in remote sensing missions.
Robust Volume Minimization-Based Matrix Factorization for Remote Sensing and Document Clusteringstat.ML
This paper considers \emph{volume minimization} (VolMin)-based structured matrix factorization (SMF). VolMin is a factorization criterion that decomposes a given data matrix into a basis matrix times a structured coefficient matrix via finding the minimum-volume simplex that encloses all the columns of the data matrix.…
The sharp and recent increase in the availability of data captured by different sensors combined with their considerably heterogeneous natures poses a serious challenge for the effective and efficient processing of remotely sensed data. Such an increase in remote sensing and ancillary datasets, however, opens up the po…
Despite the advantages of all-weather and all-day high-resolution imaging, SAR remote sensing images are much less viewed and used by general people because human vision is not adapted to microwave scattering phenomenon. However, expert interpreters can be trained by compare side-by-side SAR and optical images to learn…
Polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar (PolSAR) images are establishing as an important source of information in remote sensing applications. The most complete format this type of imaging produces consists of complex-valued Hermitian matrices in every image coordinate and, as such, their visualization is challenging. Th…
Bayesian optimization improves forest inventory sampling using remote sensing data.
problem Optimizing forest inventory sampling in large areas with limited data.
method Bayesian optimization applied to RS data for improved sampling design.
result The proposed method outperforms baseline methods in terms of MSE values.
Measurements made by satellite remote sensing, Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), and globally distributed Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) are compared. Comparison of the two datasets measurements for aerosol optical depth values show that there are biases between the two data products. In this pa…
Geospatial ML models need special evaluation methods due to their unique challenges.
problem Evaluating geospatial machine learning models is challenging due to their specific characteristics.
method Delineated unique challenges and proposed concrete takeaways for improving geospatial model evaluations.
result Concrete takeaways for improving evaluations of geospatial model performance.
Although a key driver of Earth's climate system, global land-atmosphere energy fluxes are poorly constrained. Here we use machine learning to merge energy flux measurements from FLUXNET eddy covariance towers with remote sensing and meteorological data to estimate net radiation, latent and sensible heat and their uncer…
We propose a new learning-based approach to solve ill-posed inverse problems in imaging. We address the case where ground truth training samples are rare and the problem is severely ill-posed - both because of the underlying physics and because we can only get few measurements. This setting is common in geophysical ima…
New method uses deep neural networks to interpolate spatiotemporal data.
problem Scalable interpolation of spatiotemporal data from growing earth observation systems.
method Bayesian deep learning with random feature expansions.
result Competitive or superior results compared to existing methods.
Gaussian Processes improve geoscience data analysis.
problem Improving function approximation in geoscience.
method Review and development of new Gaussian Process algorithms.
result Automatic feature ranking and uncertainty intervals.
Paper develops a method to create accurate emulators of expensive computer codes.
problem High cost and complexity of running complex computer codes.
method Active learning with Gaussian processes to construct emulators.
result Accurate and compact emulators created for expensive codes.
New clustering method for uncertain data using Wasserstein barycenters.
problem Clustering uncertain and structured data with observational/experimental error.
method Wasserstein barycenters and geodesic criterion for optimal clustering.
result Effective clustering of complex data in astronomy, biology, and remote sensing.
Paper uses robust GMM to reconstruct missing data in Sentinel-2 images for crop monitoring.
problem Missing data in remote sensing images, especially from multispectral and SAR sensors.
method Robust Gaussian Mixture Models (GMM) with outlier detection using isolation forest.
result Robust GMM outperforms standard GMM in reconstructing imputed values, reducing errors.
The high dimensionality of hyperspectral images often results in the degradation of clustering performance. Due to the powerful ability of deep feature extraction and non-linear feature representation, the clustering algorithm based on deep learning has become a hot research topic in the field of hyperspectral remote s…
Inverse problems arise in a number of domains such as medical imaging, remote sensing, and many more, relying on the use of advanced signal and image processing approaches -- such as sparsity-driven techniques -- to determine their solution. This paper instead studies the use of deep learning approaches to approximate …