False Alarm Reduction in Wavelength-Resolution SAR Change Detection Schemes by Using a Convolutional Neural Network
2022 (English)In: IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, ISSN 1545-598X, E-ISSN 1558-0571, Vol. 19, article id 4004805Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
In this letter, we propose a method to reduce the number of false alarms in a wavelength-resolution synthetic aperture radar (SAR) change detection scheme by using a convolutional neural network (CNN). The detection is performed in two steps: change analysis and object classification. A simple technique for wavelength-resolution SAR change detection is implemented to extract potential targets from the image of interest. A CNN is then used for classifying the change map detections as either a target or nontarget, further reducing the false alarm rate (FAR). The scheme is tested for the CARABAS-II data set, where only three false alarms over a testing area of 96 km² are reported while still sustaining a probability of detection above 96%. We also show that the network can still reduce the FAR even when the flight heading of the SAR system measurement campaign differs by up to 100° between the images used for training and test. CCBY
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2022. Vol. 19, article id 4004805
Keywords [en]
CARABAS-II, change detection, convolutional neural network (CNN), Feature extraction, Morphological operations, Object detection, Radar polarimetry, Surveillance, Synthetic aperture radar, synthetic aperture radar (SAR), target detection., Training, Alarm systems, Convolution, Errors, Radar imaging, Statistical tests, False alarm rate, False alarm reductions, Number of false alarms, Object classification, Potential targets, Probability of detection, Wavelength resolution, Convolutional neural networks
National Category
Signal Processing
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:bth-20920DOI: 10.1109/LGRS.2020.3034758ISI: 000731151800066Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85098757399OAI: oai:DiVA.org:bth-20920DiVA, id: diva2:1518992
Note
open access
2021-01-182021-01-182022-01-03Bibliographically approved