A Land Use Classification Model Based on Conditional Random Fields and Attention Mechanism Convolutional Networks

Land use is used to reflect the expression of human activities in space, and land use classification is a way to obtain accurate land use information. Obtaining high-precision land use classification from remote sensing images remains a significant challenge. Traditional machine learning methods and...

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Main Authors: Kang Zheng, Haiying Wang, Fen Qin, Zhigang Han
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-06-01
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author Kang Zheng
Haiying Wang
Fen Qin
Zhigang Han
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Haiying Wang
Fen Qin
Zhigang Han
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description Land use is used to reflect the expression of human activities in space, and land use classification is a way to obtain accurate land use information. Obtaining high-precision land use classification from remote sensing images remains a significant challenge. Traditional machine learning methods and image semantic segmentation models are unable to make full use of the spatial and contextual information of images. This results in land use classification that does not meet high-precision requirements. In order to improve the accuracy of land use classification, we propose a land use classification model, called DADNet-CRFs, that integrates an attention mechanism and conditional random fields (CRFs). The model is divided into two modules: the Dual Attention Dense Network (DADNet) and CRFs. First, the convolution method in the UNet network is modified to Dense Convolution, and the band-hole pyramid pooling module, spatial location attention mechanism module, and channel attention mechanism module are fused at appropriate locations in the network, which together form DADNet. Second, the DADNet segmentation results are used as a priori conditions to guide the training of CRFs. The model is tested with the GID dataset, and the results show that the overall accuracy of land use classification obtained with this model is 7.36% and 1.61% higher than FCN-8s and BiSeNet in classification accuracy, 11.95% and 1.81% higher in MIoU accuracy, and with a 9.35% and 2.07% higher kappa coefficient, respectively. The proposed DADNet-CRFs model can fully use the spatial and contextual semantic information of high-resolution remote sensing images, and it effectively improves the accuracy of land use classification. The model can serve as a highly accurate automatic classification tool for land use classification and mapping high-resolution images.
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spelling doaj.art-ff948355b3ff49a6903826dedbff46ad2023-11-23T14:45:51ZengMDPI AGRemote Sensing2072-42922022-06-011411268810.3390/rs14112688A Land Use Classification Model Based on Conditional Random Fields and Attention Mechanism Convolutional NetworksKang Zheng0Haiying Wang1Fen Qin2Zhigang Han3College of Environment and Planning, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, ChinaCollege of Environment and Planning, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, ChinaCollege of Environment and Planning, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, ChinaCollege of Environment and Planning, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, ChinaLand use is used to reflect the expression of human activities in space, and land use classification is a way to obtain accurate land use information. Obtaining high-precision land use classification from remote sensing images remains a significant challenge. Traditional machine learning methods and image semantic segmentation models are unable to make full use of the spatial and contextual information of images. This results in land use classification that does not meet high-precision requirements. In order to improve the accuracy of land use classification, we propose a land use classification model, called DADNet-CRFs, that integrates an attention mechanism and conditional random fields (CRFs). The model is divided into two modules: the Dual Attention Dense Network (DADNet) and CRFs. First, the convolution method in the UNet network is modified to Dense Convolution, and the band-hole pyramid pooling module, spatial location attention mechanism module, and channel attention mechanism module are fused at appropriate locations in the network, which together form DADNet. Second, the DADNet segmentation results are used as a priori conditions to guide the training of CRFs. The model is tested with the GID dataset, and the results show that the overall accuracy of land use classification obtained with this model is 7.36% and 1.61% higher than FCN-8s and BiSeNet in classification accuracy, 11.95% and 1.81% higher in MIoU accuracy, and with a 9.35% and 2.07% higher kappa coefficient, respectively. The proposed DADNet-CRFs model can fully use the spatial and contextual semantic information of high-resolution remote sensing images, and it effectively improves the accuracy of land use classification. The model can serve as a highly accurate automatic classification tool for land use classification and mapping high-resolution images.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/14/11/2688attention mechanismconvolutional neural networksconditional random fieldsland use classification
spellingShingle Kang Zheng
Haiying Wang
Fen Qin
Zhigang Han
A Land Use Classification Model Based on Conditional Random Fields and Attention Mechanism Convolutional Networks
Remote Sensing
attention mechanism
convolutional neural networks
conditional random fields
land use classification
title A Land Use Classification Model Based on Conditional Random Fields and Attention Mechanism Convolutional Networks
title_full A Land Use Classification Model Based on Conditional Random Fields and Attention Mechanism Convolutional Networks
title_fullStr A Land Use Classification Model Based on Conditional Random Fields and Attention Mechanism Convolutional Networks
title_full_unstemmed A Land Use Classification Model Based on Conditional Random Fields and Attention Mechanism Convolutional Networks
title_short A Land Use Classification Model Based on Conditional Random Fields and Attention Mechanism Convolutional Networks
title_sort land use classification model based on conditional random fields and attention mechanism convolutional networks
topic attention mechanism
convolutional neural networks
conditional random fields
land use classification
url https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/14/11/2688
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