An Efficient Fitness Function in Genetic Algorithm Classifier for Landuse Recognition on Satellite Images

Genetic algorithm (GA) is designed to search the optimal solution via weeding out the worse gene strings based on a fitness function. GA had demonstrated effectiveness in solving the problems of unsupervised image classification, one of the optimization problems in a large domain. Many indices or hy...

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Main Authors: Ming-Der Yang, Yeh-Fen Yang, Tung-Ching Su, Kai-Siang Huang
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/264512
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Yeh-Fen Yang
Tung-Ching Su
Kai-Siang Huang
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description Genetic algorithm (GA) is designed to search the optimal solution via weeding out the worse gene strings based on a fitness function. GA had demonstrated effectiveness in solving the problems of unsupervised image classification, one of the optimization problems in a large domain. Many indices or hybrid algorithms as a fitness function in a GA classifier are built to improve the classification accuracy. This paper proposes a new index, DBFCMI, by integrating two common indices, DBI and FCMI, in a GA classifier to improve the accuracy and robustness of classification. For the purpose of testing and verifying DBFCMI, well-known indices such as DBI, FCMI, and PASI are employed as well for comparison. A SPOT-5 satellite image in a partial watershed of Shihmen reservoir is adopted as the examined material for landuse classification. As a result, DBFCMI acquires higher overall accuracy and robustness than the rest indices in unsupervised classification.
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spelling doaj-art-f4b154a357ed4521989ccf6a7a92ad6b2025-02-03T01:20:45ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal2356-61401537-744X2014-01-01201410.1155/2014/264512264512An Efficient Fitness Function in Genetic Algorithm Classifier for Landuse Recognition on Satellite ImagesMing-Der Yang0Yeh-Fen Yang1Tung-Ching Su2Kai-Siang Huang3Department of Civil Engineering, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, TaiwanDepartment of Civil Engineering, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, TaiwanDepartment of Civil Engineering and Engineering Management, National Quemoy University, Kinmen 89250, TaiwanDepartment of Civil Engineering, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, TaiwanGenetic algorithm (GA) is designed to search the optimal solution via weeding out the worse gene strings based on a fitness function. GA had demonstrated effectiveness in solving the problems of unsupervised image classification, one of the optimization problems in a large domain. Many indices or hybrid algorithms as a fitness function in a GA classifier are built to improve the classification accuracy. This paper proposes a new index, DBFCMI, by integrating two common indices, DBI and FCMI, in a GA classifier to improve the accuracy and robustness of classification. For the purpose of testing and verifying DBFCMI, well-known indices such as DBI, FCMI, and PASI are employed as well for comparison. A SPOT-5 satellite image in a partial watershed of Shihmen reservoir is adopted as the examined material for landuse classification. As a result, DBFCMI acquires higher overall accuracy and robustness than the rest indices in unsupervised classification.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/264512
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An Efficient Fitness Function in Genetic Algorithm Classifier for Landuse Recognition on Satellite Images
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title An Efficient Fitness Function in Genetic Algorithm Classifier for Landuse Recognition on Satellite Images
title_full An Efficient Fitness Function in Genetic Algorithm Classifier for Landuse Recognition on Satellite Images
title_fullStr An Efficient Fitness Function in Genetic Algorithm Classifier for Landuse Recognition on Satellite Images
title_full_unstemmed An Efficient Fitness Function in Genetic Algorithm Classifier for Landuse Recognition on Satellite Images
title_short An Efficient Fitness Function in Genetic Algorithm Classifier for Landuse Recognition on Satellite Images
title_sort efficient fitness function in genetic algorithm classifier for landuse recognition on satellite images
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