Abstract
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 1033 |
| Journal | Remote Sensing |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| ISSN | 2072-4292 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Bibliographical note
Open Access articleKeywords
- Sentinel-2
- Multispectral
- Ship
- Recognition
- Identification
- Turbulent wake
- Kelvin waves
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A Direct and Fast Methodology for Ship Recognition in Sentinel-2 Multispectral Imagery. / Heiselberg, Henning.
In: Remote Sensing, Vol. 8, No. 12, 1033, 2016.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - A Direct and Fast Methodology for Ship Recognition in Sentinel-2 Multispectral Imagery
AU - Heiselberg, Henning
N1 - Open Access article
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - The European Space Agency satellite Sentinel-2 provides multispectral images with pixel sizes down to 10 m. This high resolution allows for ship detection and recognition by determining a number of important ship parameters. We are able to show how a ship position, its heading, length and breadth can be determined down to a subpixel resolution. If the ship is moving, its velocity can also be determined from its Kelvin waves. The 13 spectrally different visual and infrared images taken using multispectral imagery (MSI) are “fingerprints” that allow for the recognition and identification of ships. Furthermore, the multispectral image profiles along the ship allow for discrimination between the ship, its turbulent wakes, and the Kelvin waves, such that the ship’s length and breadth can be determined more accurately even when sailing. The ship’s parameters are determined by using satellite imagery taken from several ships, which are then compared to known values from the automatic identification system. The agreement is on the order of the pixel resolution or better.
AB - The European Space Agency satellite Sentinel-2 provides multispectral images with pixel sizes down to 10 m. This high resolution allows for ship detection and recognition by determining a number of important ship parameters. We are able to show how a ship position, its heading, length and breadth can be determined down to a subpixel resolution. If the ship is moving, its velocity can also be determined from its Kelvin waves. The 13 spectrally different visual and infrared images taken using multispectral imagery (MSI) are “fingerprints” that allow for the recognition and identification of ships. Furthermore, the multispectral image profiles along the ship allow for discrimination between the ship, its turbulent wakes, and the Kelvin waves, such that the ship’s length and breadth can be determined more accurately even when sailing. The ship’s parameters are determined by using satellite imagery taken from several ships, which are then compared to known values from the automatic identification system. The agreement is on the order of the pixel resolution or better.
KW - Sentinel-2
KW - Multispectral
KW - Ship
KW - Recognition
KW - Identification
KW - Turbulent wake
KW - Kelvin waves
U2 - 10.3390/rs8121033
DO - 10.3390/rs8121033
M3 - Journal article
VL - 8
JO - Remote Sensing
JF - Remote Sensing
SN - 2072-4292
IS - 12
M1 - 1033
ER -