Change detection in satellite images

U. Thonnessen; G. Hofele; W. Middelmann

doi:10.1117/12.603301

25 May 2005 Change detection in satellite images

U. Thonnessen, G. Hofele, W. Middelmann

Proceedings Volume 5809, Signal Processing, Sensor Fusion, and Target Recognition XIV; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.603301
Event: Defense and Security, 2005, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

Change detection plays an important role in different military areas as strategic reconnaissance, verification of armament and disarmament control and damage assessment. It is the process of identifying differences in the state of an object or phenomenon by observing it at different times. The availability of spaceborne reconnaissance systems with high spatial resolution, multi spectral capabilities, and short revisit times offer new perspectives for change detection. Before performing any kind of change detection it is necessary to separate changes of interest from changes caused by differences in data acquisition parameters. In these cases it is necessary to perform a pre-processing to correct the data or to normalize it. Image registration and, corresponding to this task, the ortho-rectification of the image data is a further prerequisite for change detection. If feasible, a 1-to-1 geometric correspondence should be aspired for. Change detection on an iconic level with a succeeding interpretation of the changes by the observer is often proposed; nevertheless an automatic knowledge-based analysis delivering the interpretation of the changes on a semantic level should be the aim of the future. We present first results of change detection on a structural level concerning urban areas. After pre-processing, the images are segmented in areas of interest and structural analysis is applied to these regions to extract descriptions of urban infrastructure like buildings, roads and tanks of refineries. These descriptions are matched to detect changes and similarities.

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U. Thonnessen, G. Hofele, and W. Middelmann "Change detection in satellite images", Proc. SPIE 5809, Signal Processing, Sensor Fusion, and Target Recognition XIV, (25 May 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.603301

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