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Non-local filtering for polarimetric SAR data based on three dimensional patch matching wavelet transform

  • role： First author第一作者
  • Affiliation：

    School of Computer and Information, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China

  • Email：liuliu@mail.hfut.edu.cn
  • Introduction：刘留(1991—　)，男，硕士研究生，研究方向为极化合成孔径雷达图像处理。E-mail：liuliu@mail.hfut.edu.cn
LIU Liu,  
  • role： Corresponding author通信作者
  • Affiliation：

    School of Computer and Information, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China

  • Email：hfut.cv@gmail.com
  • Introduction：杨学志(1970—　)，男，教授，研究方向为图像处理，模式识别及合成孔径雷达图像解译。E-mail：hfut.cv@gmail.com
YANG Xuezhi*,  
  • Affiliation：

    School of Computer and Information, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China

ZHOU Fang,  
  • Affiliation：

    School of Computer and Information, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China

LANG Wenhui

résumé

The Polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar (PolSAR) system has unique advantages in observing the Earth’s surface at different times and weather conditions. However, PolSAR data restricted to an inherent imaging mechanism are corrupted by speckle noise. The presence of speckle increases the difficulty of image understanding and decreases the accuracy of subsequent image segmentation and classification. Thus, the research on the algorithms of PolSAR image speckle reduction has important theoretical significance and practical value.A non-local filter based on the three dimensional patch matching wavelet transform (NL-3DWT) was proposed to solve the problem of preserving the structural characteristics in the despeckling of PolSAR images. First, the algorithm combined an undecimated wavelet transform with the three dimensional patch group that consists of similar patches and then applied the combination to the span (or total power) image. Local linear minimum mean square error estimation was subsequently utilized to shrink the coefficients in the wavelet domain before the inverse three dimensional wavelet transform to obtain the updated span image. Second, the edge-aligned windows selected the structural similar pixels in the updated span image. The Sigma range selected the scattering similar pixels by employing the original PolSAR data. These similar pixels were adopted to construct a pixel set to participate in the final non-local means filtering. Third, the structural similarity index based on the similar pixels set was introduced to calculate the structural preserving weight function, which was utilized in the non-local means filtering with the original PolSAR data.Two sets of PolSAR data detected by the airborne AIRSAR system were adopted to verify the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm in terms of three aspects: speckle reduction, structural features preservation, and polarimetric features preservation. Considering its relevance to this study, the NL-3DWT algorithm was compared with the classical refined PolSAR filtering method of Lee and two types of the latest PolSAR nonlocal filter methods (i.e., NL-Pretest and NL-HPP). The three methods all employed the parameters derived from their respective studies to yield convincing results.The resulting images or evaluation indexes, such as Equivalent Number of Looks (ENL), Blind/Referenceless Image Spatial Quality Evaluator (BRISQUE), and Edge Preservation Index (EPI), show that the NL-3DWT method effectively lowered the speckle and retained edge details in the speckle reduction and structural features preservation processes. In contrast, the Refined Lee still had residual speckle. Furthermore, the NL-Pretest resulted in over-filtering that appeared as false targets, although it suppressed the speckle noise. The NL-3DWT algorithm also more effectively preserved the polarimetric scattering mechanisms than the NL-HPP in terms of the H-Alpha scatter plots in the polarimetric features preservation.The proposed method can increase the accuracy of structurally similar pixel selection, enhance the expression of image structure features, and improve the weight of image structural information in the similarity measurement between patches. Test results demonstrate that the NL-3DWT algorithm effectively lower the speckle and retains the structural characteristics and polarimetric scattering characteristics in PolSAR images. However, the algorithm complexity causes difficulties in the real-time processing of PolSAR images. Hence, studying the fast algorithm must be considered.

mots-clés

polarimetric SAR;speckle reduction;nonlocal means;wavelet transform;structure preserving

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