کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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4465299 | 1621850 | 2011 | 10 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |

An innovative methodology for dual-polarized Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data segmentation is proposed. The methodology is based on the thresholding of the 1D-histograms of the two images produced by the dual polarimetric bands. Thresholding of the histograms is performed using a nonparametric algorithm. Histograms after thresholding are combined together in a two dimensional histogram-based space in order to define sub-spaces, which are used for image segmentation. Sub-spaces are further divided based on two criteria which lead to a multi-level segmentation approach. Dual-polarized TerraSAR-X data, both HH and VV, are used in a study area located in the southwestern United Kingdom.
Research highlights
► New nonparametric image segmentation for dual polarized SAR data.
► The proposed methodology acts globally while the split-merge algorithm acts locally.
► Topological relationships in the proposed methodology are produced in the two dimensional histogram-based space. In the split-merge algorithm topological relationships are produced in the two dimensional space of the image.
Journal: International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation - Volume 13, Issue 3, June 2011, Pages 376–385