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Spectral Band Selection for Classification of Soil Organic Matter Content
Author(s) -
Henderson Tracey L.,
Szilagyi Andrea,
Baumgardner Marion F.,
Chen Chihchien Thomas,
Landgrebe David A.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
soil science society of america journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1435-0661
pISSN - 0361-5995
DOI - 10.2136/sssaj1989.03615995005300060028x
Subject(s) - spectral bands , remote sensing , multispectral image , spectral space , thematic mapper , curse of dimensionality , computer science , earth observation , raw data , environmental science , water content , thematic map , content (measure theory) , selection (genetic algorithm) , algorithm , pattern recognition (psychology) , mathematics , artificial intelligence , geology , statistics , satellite imagery , satellite , physics , geography , cartography , astronomy , pure mathematics , mathematical analysis , geotechnical engineering
Abstract New instruments currently in design for Earth observational remote sensing from space offer promising advancements in the use of remote sensing for soil studies. Due to the enormous quantities of data generated by these high spectral resolution sensors, efficient use will only be feasible if new algorithms are developed to compress the data while maintaining information content. A spectral band selection algorithm is proposed to identify the important spectral bands for compression and classification of soil reflectance data. This algorithm was developed from the shape dominancy concept of Karhunen‐Loeve based optimal features. The high dimensional raw data were first transformed into much lower dimensionality by the derived spectral features. Canonical analysis was then used to transform the data under the maximal separability criterion into their final signal space where the data classification was performed. Soil data sets with and without stratification by soil order and climatic moisture zone were used to test the algorithm. The probabilities of correct classification of soil organic matter content using Landsat Multispectral Scanner (MSS) bands, Thematic Mapper (TM) bands, and the bands identified using the new band selection algorithm, were calculated and compared. The algorithm was successful in finding important spectral bands for soil organic matter content classification. The probabilities of correct classification obtained by using these bands were 0.850 and 0.883 for unstratified data sets, as compared to 0.600 to 0.640 for MSS bands and 0.640 to 0.653 for TM bands. Probabilities of correct classification for climate‐stratified data ranged from 0.910 to 0.980 using the calculated bands. The overall data compression ratio achieved using the algorithm was greater than 10 with no loss in classification accuracy.