Fuzzy segmentation for object-based image classification
Lizarazo, Ivan and Elsner, Paul (2009) Fuzzy segmentation for object-based image classification. International Journal of Remote Sensing 30 (6), pp. 1643-1649. ISSN 0143-1161.
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Abstract
This Letter proposes an object‐based image classification procedure which is based on fuzzy image‐regions instead of crisp image‐objects. The approach has three stages: (a) fuzzification in which fuzzy image‐regions are developed, resulting in a set of images whose digital values express the degree of membership of each pixel to target land‐cover classes; (b) feature analysis in which contextual properties of fuzzy image‐regions are quantified; and (c) defuzzification in which fuzzy image‐regions are allocated to target land‐cover classes. The proposed procedure is implemented using automated statistical techniques that require very little user interaction. The results indicate that fuzzy segmentation‐based methods produce acceptable thematic accuracy and could represent a viable alternative to current crisp image segmentation approaches.
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Item Type: | Article |
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School: | Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences |
Depositing User: | Sarah Hall |
Date Deposited: | 11 Sep 2013 16:02 |
Last Modified: | 02 Aug 2023 17:07 |
URI: | https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/8111 |
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