An Improved Faster-RCNN Algorithm for Object Detection in Remote Sensing Images

Abstract

Compared with conventional object detection, remote sensing images are taken from the air. The angle of view is not fixed and the object direction, scale which compared with conventional object detection algorithm are quite different. These factors lead to the object detection in remote sensing images difficult. To solve the above problems, this paper proposes an improved remote sensing object detection method based on Faster-RCNN algorithm. Using online difficult example mining technology, feature pyramid structure, Soft-NMS technology, and RoI-Align technology to enhance the capabilities of Faster-RCNN in small object detection task in remote sensing images. The algorithm in this paper was evaluated on the RSOD-Dataset, compared with the original Faster-RCNN algorithm, the proposed algorithm improves the detection accuracy and training convergence speed, which shows that these improvements are of great significance to the object detection algorithm of remote sensing images.