Polarimetric SAR Image Classification Using Multiple-feature Fusion and Ensemble Learning

Abstract

In this paper, we propose a supervised classification algorithm for Polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar (PolSAR) images using multiple-feature fusion and ensemble learning. First, we extract different polarimetric features, including extended polarimetric feature space, Hoekman, Huynen, H/alpha/A, and fourcomponent scattering features of PolSAR images. Next, we randomly select two types of features each time from all feature sets to guarantee the reliability and diversity of later ensembles and use a support vector machine as the basic classifier for predicting classification results. Finally, we concatenate all prediction probabilities of basic classifiers as the final feature representation and employ the random forest method to obtain final classification results. Experimental results at the pixel and region levels show the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm.

Keywords

• Polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar (PolSAR)
• Ensemble learning
• Supervised classification