Fuzzy-topology-integrated support vector machine for remotely sensed image classification

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 850-862

  Zhang, Hua ^a   Shi, Wenzhong ^b   Liu, Kimfung ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Classification; Fuzzy topology; Remote sensing; Support vector machine (SVM); Threshold

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); FUZZY RULES; IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD; PIXELS; REMOTE SENSING; SUPPORT VECTOR MACHINES;

CLASSIFICATION ACCURACY; CLASSIFICATION METHODS; CONNECTIVITY THEORY; FUZZY TOPOLOGY; INTEGRATED SUPPORTS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD CLASSIFIERS; REMOTELY SENSED IMAGES; THRESHOLD;

TOPOLOGY;

EID: 80053340804     PISSN: 01962892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2011.2163518     Document Type: Article

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