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Improving the Classification of Landsat-8 OLI Images using Neighborhood Median Pixel Values

2020 International Conference on Communication and Signal Processing (ICCSP)

(2020), pp. 1054-1058

Abraham T. Magpantay a , Proceso L. Fernandez b

a FEU Institute of Technology, Manila, Philippines

b Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, Philippines

Abstract: Image classification in remote sensing is defined by categorizing image pixels or raw data sensed by satellites into a distinct set of labels. In this paper, an improved technique for classifying pixels from satellite images is proposed. The technique makes use of the median value of the pixels in the rectangular neighborhood centered at the given pixel to be classified. A scoring system was developed that compares this median value in relation to the expected median values for each of the different classes. The proposed method was tested on Landsat-8 Operational Land Imager (OLI) bands 1 to 7 images and three index images-Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Normalized Difference Built-up Index (NDBI), and Normalized Difference Water Index (NDWI). The experimental results showed an overall accuracy of 94%, a remarkable improvement from the 84% accuracy of the previous work that uses a distance-based classifier. The obtained results indicate that the proposed method can be a better alternative way to classify images in remote sensing.

Recommended APA Citation:

Magpantay, A. T. & Fernandez, P. L. (2020). Improving the Classification of Landsat-8 OLI Images using Neighborhood Median Pixel Values. 2020 International Conference on Communication and Signal Processing (ICCSP), 1054-1058. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCSP48568.2020.9182359

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