Scene scattering descriptor for urban classification in very high resolution SAR images

A novel urban land-use/land-cover classification framework for very high resolution SAR images which combines scene description and scene-based mapping is presented in this paper. We use textural features for scene region description, including the traditional GLCM feature and the new scene scattering descriptor. The scene scattering descriptor is proposed in this paper to model the scattering behavior and context appearance of urban scenes. This work intends to implement an efficient description of urban land covers from the urban backscattering behavior perspective and apply it to scene-based mapping of urban areas. The framework demonstrates good performance in both accuracy and efficiency for urban scene interpretation of very high resolution SAR images.