Extraction rice-planted areas by RADARSAT data using neural networks

A classification technique using the neural networks has recently been developed. We apply a neural network of learning vector quantization (LVQ) to classify remote-sensing data, including microwave and optical sensors, for the estimation of a rice-planted area. The method has the capability of nonl...

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Published in:Artificial life and robotics 2007-07, Vol.11 (2), p.211-214
Main Authors: Konishi, Tomohisa, Omatu, Sigeru, Suga, Yuzo
Format: Article
Language:English
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Oryza sativa
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Summary:A classification technique using the neural networks has recently been developed. We apply a neural network of learning vector quantization (LVQ) to classify remote-sensing data, including microwave and optical sensors, for the estimation of a rice-planted area. The method has the capability of nonlinear discrimination, and the classification function is determined by learning. The satellite data were observed before and after planting rice in 1999. Three sets of RADARSAT and one set of SPOT/HRV data were used in Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan. Three RADARSAT images from April to June were used for this study. The LVQ classification was applied the RADARSAT and SPOT to evaluate the estimate of the area of planted-rice. The results show that the true production rate of the rice-planted area estimation of RADASAT by LVQ was approximately 60% compared with that of SPOT by LVQ. It is shown that the present method is much better than the SAR image classification by the maximum likelihood method.
ISSN:1433-5298
1614-7456
DOI:10.1007/s10015-007-0430-3