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Articles | Volume XLII-3/W12-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-3-W12-2020-43-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-3-W12-2020-43-2020
04 Nov 2020
 | 04 Nov 2020

IMPACT OF SEGMENTATION PARAMETERS ON THE CLASSIFICATION OF VHR IMAGES ACQUIRED BY RPAS

M. G. Lacerda, E. H. Shiguemori, A. J. Damião, C. S. Anjos, and M. Habermann

Keywords: Image Classification, Segmentation Parameters, RPA, Very High Resolution Images

Abstract. RPAs (Remotely Piloted Aircrafts) have been used in many Remote Sensing applications, featuring high-quality imaging sensors. In some situations, the images are interpreted in an automated fashion using object-oriented classification. In this case, the first step is segmentation. However, the setting of segmentation parameters such as scale, shape, and compactness may yield too many different segmentations, thus it is necessary to understand the influence of those parameters on the final output. This paper compares 24 segmentation parameter sets by taking into account classification scores. The results indicate that the segmentation parameters exert influence on both classification accuracy and processing time.