Automatic image registration based on plain objects detection and recognition in remote sensing tasks

Abstract

Image registration is central problem to many tasks in digital image processing and therefore it has a vast range of applications. A scheme of automatic image registration based on plain objects detection and recognition in remote sensing tasks is presented in this paper. It relates to the concept of plain object in image and includes three subsystems. A subsystem of plain objects detection in image is based on a new method of plain objects detection in image. It relates to the land use classification process, different image segmentation methods and depends on the particular application. A subsystem of conjugate plain objects determination relate to a new method of plain objects recognition in images by shape based on stochastic geometry. It is invariant with respect to projective distortions. A subsystem of image registration determines an optimal geometric transformation and register given input images based on it. This paper reviews existing methods of image registration and emphasizes parametric, non-parametric and hybrid image registration techniques. Experimental results confirm the efficiency of the proposed system.