Optimum edge detection in SAR

Christopher John Oliver; Ian McConnell; David Blacknell; Richard Geoffrey White

doi:10.1117/12.227124

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21 November 1995 Optimum edge detection in SAR

Christopher John Oliver, Ian McConnell, David Blacknell, Richard Geoffrey White

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Proceedings Volume 2584, Synthetic Aperture Radar and Passive Microwave Sensing; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.227124
Event: Satellite Remote Sensing II, 1995, Paris, France

Abstract

In this paper we derive the maximum likelihood (ML) criterion for splitting (or merging) two regions of single-look SAR imagery as a function of the mean intensity. Two distinct optimization criteria can be postulated: (1) maximizing the total probability of detecting an edge within a window; and (2) maximizing the accuracy with which the edge position can be determined. Initially we derive the ML solution for the first criterion and demonstrate its superiority over an approach based on the Student t test when applied to intensity segmentation. Next we discuss the ML solution for determining the edge position. Finally, we propose a two-stage edge detection scheme offering near optimum edge detection and position estimation.

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Christopher John Oliver, Ian McConnell, David Blacknell, and Richard Geoffrey White "Optimum edge detection in SAR", Proc. SPIE 2584, Synthetic Aperture Radar and Passive Microwave Sensing, (21 November 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.227124

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