An Object-Based Markov Random Field with Partition-Global Alternately Updated for Semantic Segmentation of High Spatial Resolution Remote Sensing Image

The Markov random field (MRF) method is widely used in remote sensing image semantic segmentation because of its excellent spatial (relationship description) ability. However, there are some targets that are relatively small and sparsely distributed in the entire image, which makes it easy to miscla...

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Main Authors: Hongtai Yao, Xianpei Wang, Le Zhao, Meng Tian, Zini Jian, Li Gong, Bowen Li
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-12-01
Series:Remote Sensing
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/14/1/127
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author Hongtai Yao
Xianpei Wang
Le Zhao
Meng Tian
Zini Jian
Li Gong
Bowen Li
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Xianpei Wang
Le Zhao
Meng Tian
Zini Jian
Li Gong
Bowen Li
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description The Markov random field (MRF) method is widely used in remote sensing image semantic segmentation because of its excellent spatial (relationship description) ability. However, there are some targets that are relatively small and sparsely distributed in the entire image, which makes it easy to misclassify these pixels into different classes. To solve this problem, this paper proposes an object-based Markov random field method with partition-global alternately updated (OMRF-PGAU). First, four partition images are constructed based on the original image, they overlap with each other and can be reconstructed into the original image; the number of categories and region granularity for these partition images are set. Then, the MRF model is built on the partition images and the original image, their segmentations are alternately updated. The update path adopts a circular path, and the correlation assumption is adopted to establish the connection between the label fields of partition images and the original image. Finally, the relationship between each label field is constantly updated, and the final segmentation result is output after the segmentation has converged. Experiments on texture images and different remote sensing image datasets show that the proposed OMRF-PGAU algorithm has a better segmentation performance than other selected state-of-the-art MRF-based methods.
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spelling doaj.art-c45c60ea1e674e108fb0b8ace33b713d2023-11-23T12:13:34ZengMDPI AGRemote Sensing2072-42922021-12-0114112710.3390/rs14010127An Object-Based Markov Random Field with Partition-Global Alternately Updated for Semantic Segmentation of High Spatial Resolution Remote Sensing ImageHongtai Yao0Xianpei Wang1Le Zhao2Meng Tian3Zini Jian4Li Gong5Bowen Li6Electronic Information School, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, ChinaElectronic Information School, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, ChinaSchool of Physics and Electronics, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou 450046, ChinaElectronic Information School, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, ChinaElectronic Information School, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, ChinaElectronic Information School, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, ChinaElectronic Information School, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, ChinaThe Markov random field (MRF) method is widely used in remote sensing image semantic segmentation because of its excellent spatial (relationship description) ability. However, there are some targets that are relatively small and sparsely distributed in the entire image, which makes it easy to misclassify these pixels into different classes. To solve this problem, this paper proposes an object-based Markov random field method with partition-global alternately updated (OMRF-PGAU). First, four partition images are constructed based on the original image, they overlap with each other and can be reconstructed into the original image; the number of categories and region granularity for these partition images are set. Then, the MRF model is built on the partition images and the original image, their segmentations are alternately updated. The update path adopts a circular path, and the correlation assumption is adopted to establish the connection between the label fields of partition images and the original image. Finally, the relationship between each label field is constantly updated, and the final segmentation result is output after the segmentation has converged. Experiments on texture images and different remote sensing image datasets show that the proposed OMRF-PGAU algorithm has a better segmentation performance than other selected state-of-the-art MRF-based methods.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/14/1/127object-based Markov random fieldhigh spatial resolution remote sensing imagesemantic segmentationcorrelation assumption
spellingShingle Hongtai Yao
Xianpei Wang
Le Zhao
Meng Tian
Zini Jian
Li Gong
Bowen Li
An Object-Based Markov Random Field with Partition-Global Alternately Updated for Semantic Segmentation of High Spatial Resolution Remote Sensing Image
Remote Sensing
object-based Markov random field
high spatial resolution remote sensing image
semantic segmentation
correlation assumption
title An Object-Based Markov Random Field with Partition-Global Alternately Updated for Semantic Segmentation of High Spatial Resolution Remote Sensing Image
title_full An Object-Based Markov Random Field with Partition-Global Alternately Updated for Semantic Segmentation of High Spatial Resolution Remote Sensing Image
title_fullStr An Object-Based Markov Random Field with Partition-Global Alternately Updated for Semantic Segmentation of High Spatial Resolution Remote Sensing Image
title_full_unstemmed An Object-Based Markov Random Field with Partition-Global Alternately Updated for Semantic Segmentation of High Spatial Resolution Remote Sensing Image
title_short An Object-Based Markov Random Field with Partition-Global Alternately Updated for Semantic Segmentation of High Spatial Resolution Remote Sensing Image
title_sort object based markov random field with partition global alternately updated for semantic segmentation of high spatial resolution remote sensing image
topic object-based Markov random field
high spatial resolution remote sensing image
semantic segmentation
correlation assumption
url https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/14/1/127
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