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Articles | Volume XLII-3
https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-3-923-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-3-923-2018
30 Apr 2018
 | 30 Apr 2018

COMBINING HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION OPTICAL AND LIDAR DATA FOR OBJECT-BASED IMAGE CLASSIFICATION

R. Li, T. Zhang, R. Geng, and L. Wang

Keywords: High Spatial Resolution, Lidar, Object-Based Classification, Aerial Image, Image segmentation

Abstract. In order to classify high spatial resolution images more accurately, in this research, a hierarchical rule-based object-based classification framework was developed based on a high-resolution image with airborne Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) data. The eCognition® software is employed to conduct the whole process. In detail, firstly, the FBSP optimizer (Fuzzy-based Segmentation Parameter) is used to obtain the optimal scale parameters for different land cover types. Then, using the segmented regions as basic units, the classification rules for various land cover types are established according to the spectral, morphological and texture features extracted from the optical images, and the height feature from LiDAR respectively. Thirdly, the object classification results are evaluated by using the confusion matrix, overall accuracy and Kappa coefficients. As a result, a method using the combination of an aerial image and the airborne Lidar data shows higher accuracy.