EXTRACTING URBAN GROUND OBJECT INFORMATION FROM IMAGES AND LiDAR DATA

Abstract. To deal with the problem of urban ground object information extraction, the paper proposes an object-oriented classification method using aerial image and LiDAR data. Firstly, we select the optimal segmentation scales of different ground objects and synthesize them to get accurate object boundaries. Then, this paper uses ReliefF algorithm to select the optimal feature combination and eliminate the Hughes phenomenon. Eventually, the multiple classifier combination method is applied to get the outcome of the classification. In order to validate the feasible of this method, this paper selects two experimental regions in Stuttgart and Germany (Region A and B, covers 0.21 km² and 1.1 km² respectively). The aim of the first experiment on the Region A is to get the optimal segmentation scales and classification features. The overall accuracy of the classification reaches to 93.3 %. The purpose of the experiment on region B is to validate the application-ability of this method for a large area, which is turned out to be reaches 88.4 % overall accuracy. In the end of this paper, the conclusion shows that the proposed method can be performed accurately and efficiently in terms of urban ground information extraction and be of high application value.