Ensemble of features for efficient classification of high-resolution remote sensing image

ABSTRACT Extracting feature is one of the important methods in classification of high-resolution remote sensing image. A good feature set can result in an efficient classification process. Recent trend moves in extracting the features from the image using neural networks with no human intervention. Our approach uses the deep convolutional neural network for extracting deep features. To still rise the efficiency of the extracted features, the proposed system combines the deep features with other features like Gabor features and novel reformed local binary pattern features. The features are combined and sent for classification. Then, the classification process is done to classify the images. The proposed system introduces two novel ideas, in its feature extraction implementation, namely (1) initialisation of filter values for the CNN and (2) change in local binary pattern feature extraction process. The experimental results are carried out with LISS IV Madurai image, and evaluation is done for the verification of the results. It is found that the system proposed produces good results when compared with other existing methods.