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Object-oriented building extraction based on visual attention mechanism
Xiaole Shen1, Chen Yu1, Lin Lin1
1College of Big Data and Internet, Shenzhen Technology University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
This study introduces an advanced method for automatic building extraction from high-resolution remote sensing images (RSI). The novel approach combines feature extraction with prior knowledge, achieving high accuracy for urban mapping and analysis.
Area of Science:
- Geoinformatics
- Urban Remote Sensing
- Computer Vision
Background:
- Buildings are crucial indicators of urban development and essential for various urban studies.
- Automatic building extraction from high-resolution remote sensing images (RSI) is vital for urban planning, sprawl analysis, and damage assessment.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop an effective building extraction method for high-resolution RSI.
- To combine bottom-up low-level feature extraction with top-down prior knowledge guidance.
Main Methods:
- A feature space transform method considering building characteristics in RSI.
- An object-oriented approach for high-resolution RSI shadow extraction.
- Integration of low-level features with prior knowledge for enhanced building detection.
Main Results:
- Achieved user and producer accuracy above 95% for building extraction.
- Attained overall accuracy exceeding 97% with a quantity error below 1%.
- Demonstrated superior performance compared to traditional methods across all evaluated indicators.
Conclusions:
- The proposed method effectively extracts buildings from high-resolution RSI.
- The integration of feature extraction and prior knowledge significantly improves accuracy.
- The method proves effective for various urban remote sensing applications.
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