Pub Date : 2023-09-26DOI: 10.1007/s41064-023-00256-w
Maryam Teimouri, Mehdi Mokhtarzade, Nicolas Baghdadi, Christian Heipke
Abstract Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) have shown results superior to most traditional image understanding approaches in many fields, incl. crop classification from satellite time series images. However, CNNs require a large number of training samples to properly train the network. The process of collecting and labeling such samples using traditional methods can be both, time-consuming and costly. To address this issue and improve classification accuracy, generating virtual training labels (VTL) from existing ones is a promising solution. To this end, this study proposes a novel method for generating VTL based on sub-dividing the training samples of each crop using self-organizing maps (SOM), and then assigning labels to a set of unlabeled pixels based on the distance to these sub-classes. We apply the new method to crop classification from Sentinel images. A three-dimensional (3D) CNN is utilized for extracting features from the fusion of optical and radar time series. The results of the evaluation show that the proposed method is effective in generating VTL, as demonstrated by the achieved overall accuracy (OA) of 95.3% and kappa coefficient (KC) of 94.5%, compared to 91.3% and 89.9% for a solution without VTL. The results suggest that the proposed method has the potential to enhance the classification accuracy of crops using VTL.
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Pub Date : 2023-09-19DOI: 10.1007/s41064-023-00254-y
Umut Gunes Sefercik, Ismail Colkesen, Taskin Kavzoglu, Nizamettin Ozdogan, Muhammed Yusuf Ozturk
{"title":"Assessing the Physical and Chemical Characteristics of Marine Mucilage Utilizing In-Situ and Remote Sensing Data (Sentinel-1, -2, -3)","authors":"Umut Gunes Sefercik, Ismail Colkesen, Taskin Kavzoglu, Nizamettin Ozdogan, Muhammed Yusuf Ozturk","doi":"10.1007/s41064-023-00254-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41064-023-00254-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":56035,"journal":{"name":"PFG-Journal of Photogrammetry Remote Sensing and Geoinformation Science","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135060842","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-09-06DOI: 10.1007/s41064-023-00255-x
A. Sedighi, S. Hamzeh, M. K. Firozjaei, Hamid Valipoori Goodarzi, A. Naseri
{"title":"Comparative Analysis of Multispectral and Hyperspectral Imagery for Mapping Sugarcane Varieties","authors":"A. Sedighi, S. Hamzeh, M. K. Firozjaei, Hamid Valipoori Goodarzi, A. Naseri","doi":"10.1007/s41064-023-00255-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41064-023-00255-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":56035,"journal":{"name":"PFG-Journal of Photogrammetry Remote Sensing and Geoinformation Science","volume":"26 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2023-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82060067","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-07-28DOI: 10.1007/s41064-023-00252-0
Waseem Iqbal, J. Paffenholz, M. Mehltretter
{"title":"Guiding Deep Learning with Expert Knowledge for Dense Stereo Matching","authors":"Waseem Iqbal, J. Paffenholz, M. Mehltretter","doi":"10.1007/s41064-023-00252-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41064-023-00252-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":56035,"journal":{"name":"PFG-Journal of Photogrammetry Remote Sensing and Geoinformation Science","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2023-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87870794","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-07-24DOI: 10.1007/s41064-023-00253-z
P. U. Hatipoglu, C. Iyigun, Sinan Kalkan
{"title":"Crowd-aware Thresholded Loss for Object Detection in Wide Area Motion Imagery","authors":"P. U. Hatipoglu, C. Iyigun, Sinan Kalkan","doi":"10.1007/s41064-023-00253-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41064-023-00253-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":56035,"journal":{"name":"PFG-Journal of Photogrammetry Remote Sensing and Geoinformation Science","volume":"93 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2023-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80218625","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-07-21DOI: 10.1007/s41064-023-00249-9
M. Moradizadeh, Mohammadali Alijanian, R. Moeini
{"title":"Spatial Downscaling of Snow Water Equivalent Using Machine Learning Methods Over the Zayandehroud River Basin, Iran","authors":"M. Moradizadeh, Mohammadali Alijanian, R. Moeini","doi":"10.1007/s41064-023-00249-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41064-023-00249-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":56035,"journal":{"name":"PFG-Journal of Photogrammetry Remote Sensing and Geoinformation Science","volume":"33 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2023-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85210321","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-07-19DOI: 10.1007/s41064-023-00250-2
M. Kavehei, M. Yazdi, M. Dehghani
{"title":"Evaluation of InSAR Tropospheric Correction Methods over North-West Iran","authors":"M. Kavehei, M. Yazdi, M. Dehghani","doi":"10.1007/s41064-023-00250-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41064-023-00250-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":56035,"journal":{"name":"PFG-Journal of Photogrammetry Remote Sensing and Geoinformation Science","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2023-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83082714","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-06-15DOI: 10.1007/s41064-023-00246-y
A. Alamouri, A. Lampert, M. Gerke
{"title":"Impact of Drone Regulations on Drone Use in Geospatial Applications and Research: Focus on Visual Range Conditions, Geofencing and Privacy Considerations","authors":"A. Alamouri, A. Lampert, M. Gerke","doi":"10.1007/s41064-023-00246-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41064-023-00246-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":56035,"journal":{"name":"PFG-Journal of Photogrammetry Remote Sensing and Geoinformation Science","volume":"29 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2023-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76875138","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-06-07DOI: 10.1007/s41064-023-00247-x
G. Tetteh, M. Schwieder, S. Erasmi, Christopher Conrad, A. Gocht
{"title":"Comparison of an Optimised Multiresolution Segmentation Approach with Deep Neural Networks for Delineating Agricultural Fields from Sentinel-2 Images","authors":"G. Tetteh, M. Schwieder, S. Erasmi, Christopher Conrad, A. Gocht","doi":"10.1007/s41064-023-00247-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41064-023-00247-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":56035,"journal":{"name":"PFG-Journal of Photogrammetry Remote Sensing and Geoinformation Science","volume":"1 1","pages":"295 - 312"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2023-06-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89965231","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}