Abstract: In this thesis, a possibilistic K-nearest neighbor classifier is presented to distinguish between and classify mine and non-mine targets on data obtained from wideband electromagnetic induction sensors. The goal of this work is to develop methods for classifying wide-band… Read More
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Editorial: Algorithms for multispectral and hyperspectral image analysis
Abstract: Recent advances in multispectral and hyperspectral sensing technologies coupled with rapid growth in computing power have led to new opportunities in remote sensing—higher spatial and/or spectral resolution over larger areas leads to more detailed and comprehensive land cover mapping… Read More
Endmember extraction using the physics-based multi-mixture pixel model
Abstract: A method of incorporating the multi-mixture pixel model into hyperspectral endmember extraction is presented and discussed. A vast majority of hyperspectral endmember extraction methods rely on the linear mixture model to describe pixel spectra resulting from mixtures of endmembers.… Read More
Hyperspectral image analysis with piece-wise convex endmember estimation and spectral unmixing
Abstract: A hyperspectral endmember detection and spectral unmixing algorithm that finds multiple sets of endmembers is presented. This algorithm, the Piece-wise Convex Multiple Model Endmember Detection (P-COMMEND) algorithm, models a hyperspectral image using a piece-wise convex representation. By using a… Read More
Spectral unmixing cluster validity index for multiple sets of endmembers
Abstract: A hyperspectral pixel is generally composed of a relatively small number of endmembers. Several unmixing methods have been developed to enforce this concept through sparsity promotion or piece-wise convex mixing models. Piece-wise convex unmixing methods often require as parameters… Read More
Agent-based rumor spreading models for human geography applications
Abstract: Communication has a large impact on the outcome of a population’s response during disaster scenarios. The ability of a population to access news and disaster relief information as well as the population’s perception of the information they receive effects… Read More
A sparsity promoting bilinear unmixing model
Abstract: An algorithm, Bilinear SPICE (BISPICE), for simultaneously estimating the number of endmembers, the endmembers, and proportions for a bilinear mixing model is derived and evaluated. BISPICE generalizes the SPICE algorithm for linear mixing. The proportion estimation steps of SPICE… Read More
Bootstrapping for piece-wise convex endmember distribution detection
Abstract: A hyperspectral endmember detection and spectral unmixing algorithm that finds multiple sets of endmember distributions is presented. If endmembers are represented as random vectors, then they can be characterized by a multivariate probability distribution. These distributions are referred to… Read More
Using physics-based macroscopic and microscopic mixture models for hyperspectral pixel unmixing
Abstract: A method of incorporating macroscopic and microscopic reflectance models into hyperspectral pixel unmixing is presented and discussed. A vast majority of hyperspectral unmixing methods rely on the linear mixture model to describe pixel spectra resulting from mixtures of endmembers.… Read More
Directly measuring material proportions using hyperspectral compressive sensing
Abstract: A compressive sensing framework is described for hyperspectral imaging. It is based on the widely used linear mixing model, LMM, which represents hyperspectral pixels as convex combinations of small numbers of endmember (material) spectra. The coefficients of the endmembers… Read More