Journal
GEOCARTO INTERNATIONAL
Volume 26, Issue 3, Pages 211-226Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/10106049.2011.556754
Keywords
object-based classification; feature extraction; separability and thresholds
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Object-based image analysis (OBIA) uses object features (or attributes) that relate to the pixels contained by the image object to assist in image classification. These object features include spectral, shape, texture and context features. With hundreds of available features, the identification of those that can improve separability between classes is critical for OBIA. The Separability and Thresholds (SEaTH) algorithm calculates the SEaTH of object-classes for the given features. The SEaTH algorithm avoids time-consuming trial-and-error practice for seeking important features and thresholds. This article tests the SEaTH algorithm on Landsat-7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper (ETM+) imagery in a heterogeneous landscape with multiple land cover classes. The results suggest SEaTH is a strong alternative to other automated approaches, yielding an agreement of 79% with reference data. In comparison, an object-based nearest neighbour classifier yielded 66% agreement and a pixel-based maximum likelihood classifier yielded 69% agreement.
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