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http://dx.doi.org/10.7780/kjrs.2006.22.6.613

RAG-based Hierarchical Classification  

Lee, Sang-Hoon (Kyungwon University)
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Korean Journal of Remote Sensing / v.22, no.6, 2006 , pp. 613-619 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study proposed an unsupervised image classification through the dendrogram of agglomerative clustering as a higher stage of image segmentation in image processing. The proposed algorithm is a hierarchical clustering which includes searching a set of MCSNP (Mutual Closest Spectral Neighbor Pairs) based on the data structures of RAG(Regional Adjacency Graph) defined on spectral space and Min-Heap. It also employes a multi-window system in spectral space to define the spectral adjacency. RAG is updated for the change due to merging using RNV (Regional Neighbor Vector). The proposed algorithm provides a dendrogram which is a graphical representation of data. The hierarchical relationship in clustering can be easily interpreted in the dendrogram. In this study, the proposed algorithm has been extensively evaluated using simulated images and applied to very large QuickBird imagery acquired over an area of Korean Peninsula. The results have shown it potentiality for the application of remotely-sensed imagery.
Keywords
image classification; unsupervised analysis; hierarchical culstering; RAG; heap; denrogram;
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