A Novel Method for Hyperspectral Mineral Mapping Based on Clustering-Matching and Nonnegative Matrix Factorization

The emergence of hyperspectral imagery paved a new way for rapid mineral mapping. As a classical hyperspectral classification method, spectral matching (SM) can automatically map the spatial distribution of minerals without the need for selecting training samples. However, due to the influence of no...

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Main Authors: Zhongliang Ren, Qiuping Zhai, Lin Sun
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-02-01
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Qiuping Zhai
Lin Sun
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Lin Sun
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description The emergence of hyperspectral imagery paved a new way for rapid mineral mapping. As a classical hyperspectral classification method, spectral matching (SM) can automatically map the spatial distribution of minerals without the need for selecting training samples. However, due to the influence of noise, the mapping accuracy of SM is usually poor, and its per-pixel matching method is inefficient to some extent. To solve these problems, we propose an unsupervised clustering-matching mapping method, using a combination of k-means and SM (KSM). First, nonnegative matrix factorization (NMF) is used and combined with a simple and effective NMF initialization method (SMNMF) for feature extraction. Then, k-means is implemented to get the cluster centers of the extracted features and band depth, which are used for clustering and matching, respectively. Finally, dimensionless matching methods, including spectral angle mapper (SAM), spectral correlation angle (SCA), spectral gradient angle (SGA), and a combined matching method (SCGA) are used to match the cluster centers of band depth with a spectral library to obtain the mineral mapping results. A case study on the airborne hyperspectral image of Cuprite, Nevada, USA, demonstrated that the average overall accuracies of KSM based on SAM, SCA, SGA, and SCGA are approximately 22%, 22%, 35%, and 33% higher than those of SM, respectively, and KSM can save more than 95% of the mapping time. Moreover, the mapping accuracy and efficiency of SMNMF are about 15% and 38% higher than those of the widely used NMF initialization method. In addition, the proposed SCGA could achieve promising mapping results at both high and low signal-to-noise ratios compared with other matching methods. The mapping method proposed in this study provides a new solution for the rapid and autonomous identification of minerals and other fine objects.
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spelling doaj.art-d2d2995f720e4c9295db26a6ae06a09b2023-11-23T21:56:04ZengMDPI AGRemote Sensing2072-42922022-02-01144104210.3390/rs14041042A Novel Method for Hyperspectral Mineral Mapping Based on Clustering-Matching and Nonnegative Matrix FactorizationZhongliang Ren0Qiuping Zhai1Lin Sun2College of Geodesy and Geomatics, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, ChinaShandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Water and Soil Conservation and Environmental Protection, School of Resource and Environmental Sciences, Linyi University, Linyi 276000, ChinaCollege of Geodesy and Geomatics, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, ChinaThe emergence of hyperspectral imagery paved a new way for rapid mineral mapping. As a classical hyperspectral classification method, spectral matching (SM) can automatically map the spatial distribution of minerals without the need for selecting training samples. However, due to the influence of noise, the mapping accuracy of SM is usually poor, and its per-pixel matching method is inefficient to some extent. To solve these problems, we propose an unsupervised clustering-matching mapping method, using a combination of k-means and SM (KSM). First, nonnegative matrix factorization (NMF) is used and combined with a simple and effective NMF initialization method (SMNMF) for feature extraction. Then, k-means is implemented to get the cluster centers of the extracted features and band depth, which are used for clustering and matching, respectively. Finally, dimensionless matching methods, including spectral angle mapper (SAM), spectral correlation angle (SCA), spectral gradient angle (SGA), and a combined matching method (SCGA) are used to match the cluster centers of band depth with a spectral library to obtain the mineral mapping results. A case study on the airborne hyperspectral image of Cuprite, Nevada, USA, demonstrated that the average overall accuracies of KSM based on SAM, SCA, SGA, and SCGA are approximately 22%, 22%, 35%, and 33% higher than those of SM, respectively, and KSM can save more than 95% of the mapping time. Moreover, the mapping accuracy and efficiency of SMNMF are about 15% and 38% higher than those of the widely used NMF initialization method. In addition, the proposed SCGA could achieve promising mapping results at both high and low signal-to-noise ratios compared with other matching methods. The mapping method proposed in this study provides a new solution for the rapid and autonomous identification of minerals and other fine objects.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/14/4/1042hyperspectral mineral mappingclusteringspectral matchingnonnegative matrix factorization
spellingShingle Zhongliang Ren
Qiuping Zhai
Lin Sun
A Novel Method for Hyperspectral Mineral Mapping Based on Clustering-Matching and Nonnegative Matrix Factorization
Remote Sensing
hyperspectral mineral mapping
clustering
spectral matching
nonnegative matrix factorization
title A Novel Method for Hyperspectral Mineral Mapping Based on Clustering-Matching and Nonnegative Matrix Factorization
title_full A Novel Method for Hyperspectral Mineral Mapping Based on Clustering-Matching and Nonnegative Matrix Factorization
title_fullStr A Novel Method for Hyperspectral Mineral Mapping Based on Clustering-Matching and Nonnegative Matrix Factorization
title_full_unstemmed A Novel Method for Hyperspectral Mineral Mapping Based on Clustering-Matching and Nonnegative Matrix Factorization
title_short A Novel Method for Hyperspectral Mineral Mapping Based on Clustering-Matching and Nonnegative Matrix Factorization
title_sort novel method for hyperspectral mineral mapping based on clustering matching and nonnegative matrix factorization
topic hyperspectral mineral mapping
clustering
spectral matching
nonnegative matrix factorization
url https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/14/4/1042
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