Semantic segmentation of brazilian savanna vegetation using high spatial resolution satellite data and u-net

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Autoren

  • A. K. Neves
  • T. S. Körting
  • L. M. G. Fonseca
  • C. D. Girolamo Neto
  • D. Wittich
  • G. A.O.P. Costa
  • C. Heipke

Externe Organisationen

  • Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
  • National Institute for Space Research (INPE)
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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)505-511
Seitenumfang7
FachzeitschriftISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
Jahrgang5
Ausgabenummer3
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 3 Aug. 2020
Veranstaltung2020 24th ISPRS Congress on Technical Commission III - Nice, Virtual, Frankreich
Dauer: 31 Aug. 20202 Sept. 2020

Abstract

Large-scale mapping of the Brazilian Savanna (Cerrado) vegetation using remote sensing images is still a challenge due to the high spatial variability and spectral similarity of the different characteristic vegetation types (physiognomies). In this paper, we report on semantic segmentation of the three major groups of physiognomies in the Cerrado biome (Grasslands, Savannas and Forests) using a fully convolutional neural network approach. The study area, which covers a Brazilian conservation unit, was divided into three regions to enable testing the approach in regions that were not used in the training phase. A WorldView-2 image was used in cross validation experiments, in which the average overall accuracy achieved with the pixel-wise classifications was 87.0%. The F-1 score values obtained with the approach for the classes Grassland, Savanna and Forest were of 0.81, 0.90 and 0.88, respectively. Visual assessment of the semantic segmentation outcomes was also performed and confirmed the quality of the results. It was observed that the confusion among classes occurs mainly in transition areas, where there are adjacent physiognomies if a scale of increasing density is considered, which agrees with previous studies on natural vegetation mapping for the Cerrado biome.

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Semantic segmentation of brazilian savanna vegetation using high spatial resolution satellite data and u-net. / Neves, A. K.; Körting, T. S.; Fonseca, L. M. G. et al.
in: ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Jahrgang 5, Nr. 3, 03.08.2020, S. 505-511.

Publikation: Beitrag in FachzeitschriftKonferenzaufsatz in FachzeitschriftForschungPeer-Review

Neves, AK, Körting, TS, Fonseca, LMG, Neto, CDG, Wittich, D, Costa, GAOP & Heipke, C 2020, 'Semantic segmentation of brazilian savanna vegetation using high spatial resolution satellite data and u-net', ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Jg. 5, Nr. 3, S. 505-511. https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-Annals-V-3-2020-505-2020
Neves, A. K., Körting, T. S., Fonseca, L. M. G., Neto, C. D. G., Wittich, D., Costa, G. A. O. P., & Heipke, C. (2020). Semantic segmentation of brazilian savanna vegetation using high spatial resolution satellite data and u-net. ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 5(3), 505-511. https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-Annals-V-3-2020-505-2020
Neves AK, Körting TS, Fonseca LMG, Neto CDG, Wittich D, Costa GAOP et al. Semantic segmentation of brazilian savanna vegetation using high spatial resolution satellite data and u-net. ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences. 2020 Aug 3;5(3):505-511. doi: 10.5194/isprs-Annals-V-3-2020-505-2020
Neves, A. K. ; Körting, T. S. ; Fonseca, L. M. G. et al. / Semantic segmentation of brazilian savanna vegetation using high spatial resolution satellite data and u-net. in: ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences. 2020 ; Jahrgang 5, Nr. 3. S. 505-511.
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