Title
Hyperspectral feature selection for forest classification
Abstract
Hyperspectral imagery contains many correlated bands, which not only increase computing complexity but also degrade classification accuracy if not enough training data are available [David A. Landgrebe, 2003]. To mitigate this problem, linear image transformations, such as principle components analysis (PCA), minimum noise fraction (MNF), and canonical analysis, are employed in hyperspectral data applications. Though these transformations are very effective for data decorrelation and feature extraction, they do not maintain the physical meaning of the original spectral bands, for each band of the transformations is a linear combination of the original spectral bands. In this study, we propose two methods of hyperspectral feature selection as means of data dimension reduction. These methods calculate band significance in terms of the eigenvalue contribution of each original band to the transformed image, which is termed the "band score." The band scores enable band ranking. Feature selection is, therefore, achieved by selecting the highest ranked bands. In addition, the band ranking also indicates the preferred band locations across the wavelength range for specific applications. This information benefits future imaging sensor development. In this study, both low and high altitude AVIRIS datasets acquired over the Greater Victoria Watershed (GVWD), British Columbia, Canada, are used for assessing feature selection methods. From each dataset a set of thirteen bands is selected. The classification results with the selected bands are compared with those obtained from all-band MNF and canonical transformations.
Year
DOI
Venue
2004
10.1109/IGARSS.2004.1368698
IGARSS
Keywords
Field
DocType
aviris dataset,remote sensing,band score,principle components analysis,linear image transformation,mnf,data dimension reduction,forestry,hyperspectral data application,eigenvalue contribution,greater victoria watershed,canada,data decorrelation,canonical transformation analysis,data acquisition,minimum noise fraction,image sensors,feature extraction,band ranking,pca,gvwd,forest classification,eigenvalues and eigenfunctions,principal component analysis,imaging sensor development,decorrelation,british columbia,spectral band significance,hyperspectral imagery,high altitude,principle component analysis,dimension reduction,computational complexity,eigenvalues,image sensor,feature selection,canonical transformation
Linear combination,Dimensionality reduction,Decorrelation,Feature selection,Computer science,Remote sensing,Artificial intelligence,Spectral bands,Computer vision,Pattern recognition,Feature extraction,Hyperspectral imaging,Principal component analysis
Conference
Volume
ISSN
ISBN
2
2153-6996
0-7803-8742-2
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.44
1
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
tian han13110.85
David G. Goodenough28419.70
a dyk38518.72
Hao Chen4457.54