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Change Detection based on Difference Image and Energy Moments in Remote Sensing Image Monitoring

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Permanent control of environment by using remote sensing images requires effective techniques. Two new methods for remote sensing image change detection are proposed. The first method is based on the notion of difference image and image histograms. A complementary pair of images is proposed as the main presentation of a difference image which allows automatic separation of the changes of ground objects without loss or distortion. The use of the histograms in accordance with variations of image brightness (increasing and decreasing) provides opportunities for the assessment and experimental verification of existing approaches in the selection of automatic detection thresholds. The second method for change detection is based on energy moments for image rows and/or columns. It allows one to find image changes even in one pixel and differs from the existed methods by a more simple algorithm and possibility to extract even small changes. The proposed image representation can be considered as an integral feature of the whole image. The methods have been tested in real images. Comparing to start-of-the-art methods, our methods can detect changes in real-time with high accuracy when deployed on a standard computer.

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  1. Zhejiang Shuren University, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China

    Huafeng Chen, Shiping Ye & Denghui Zhang

  2. United Institute of Informatics Problems of the National Academy of Sciences, Minsk, Republic of Belarus

    L. Areshkina

  3. Belarusian State University, Minsk, Republic of Belarus

    S. Ablameyko

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Huafeng Chen. Born in 1982. Lecturer of Zhejiang Shuren University. Graduated from Zhejiang University in 2003. In 2009 he got his PhD in the field of Earth Exploration and Information Technology at the Institute of Space Information and Technique, Zhejiang University. His scientific interests include remote sensing image processing, GIS application, image and video processing, multi-agent system. He has published 10 academic articles.

Shiping Ye. Born in 1967. Professor and Vice President of Zhejiang Shuren University. Graduated from Zhejiang University in 1988. In 2009 he got his master’s degree in Computer Science and Technology from Zhejiang University. His scientific interests include application of computer graphics and image, GIS. He has published more than 40 academic articles. Four research projects he has taken part in have been awarded second prize of Zhejiang Provincial Scientific and Technological Achievement. Two teaching research programs he has presided over have been awarded first prize and second prize of Zhejiang Provincial Teaching Achievement respectively.

Denghui Zhang. Born in 1970. Professor and Vice Dean of Zhejiang Shuren University. Graduated and got his master’s degree of engineering in computer application technology from University of Shanghai for Science and Technology in 1998. His scientific interests include image processing, distributed collaboration and social promotion. He has published more than 20 academic articles.

Larisa Areshkina. Born in 1961. Senior Scientist of United Institute of Informatics Problems of the National Academy of Sciences. Graduated from Belarusian Polytechnic Institute in 1986. In 2013 she got her PhD in the field of image processing at Belarusian State University. She has more than 70 publications, one monograph and two patents for invention. She has participated in many International conferences. Her scientific interests include space technologies, remote sensing images processing, modeling, GIS and artificial intelligence.

Sergey Ablameyko. Born in 1956, DipMath in 1978, PhD in 1984, DSc in 1990, Prof in 1992. Professor of Belarusian State University from 2008. His scientific interests are: image analysis, pattern recognition, digital geometry, knowledge based systems, geographical information systems, medical imaging. He has more than 400 publications. He is in Editorial Board of Pattern Recognition Letters, Pattern Recognition and Image Analysis and many other international and national journals. He is Editor-in-Chief of two national journals. He is a senior member of IEEE, Fellow of IAPR, Fellow of Belarusian Engineering Academy, Academician of National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Academician of the European Academy, and others. He was a First Vice-President of International Association for Pattern Recognition IAPR (2006–2008), President of Belarusian Association for Image Analysis and Recognition. He is a Deputy Chairman of Belarusian Space Committee, Chairman of BSU Academic Council of awarding of PhD and DSc degrees. For his activity he was awarded by State Prize of Belarus (highest national scientific award) in 2002, Belarusian Medal of F. Skoryna, Russian Award of Friendship and many other awards.

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Chen, H., Ye, S., Zhang, D. et al. Change Detection based on Difference Image and Energy Moments in Remote Sensing Image Monitoring. Pattern Recognit. Image Anal. 28, 273–281 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1054661818020062

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