A new algorithm for remotely sensed image texture classification and segmentation

In this paper, we propose a new algorithm for remotely sensed image texture classification and segmentation. We observe that the traditional method least square error ( LSE) is unstable in practical applications. This motivates us to develop a more stable method. We have proposed the regularization technique to suppress the instability of LSE in previous research. Our contribution in this paper is that we propose a new stable method, which is based on the total variation ( TV) for reducing instability in texture analysis, and apply it to remotely sensed image texture classification and segmentation. Experimental results on remotely sensed images demonstrate that our new algorithm is superior to LSE and seems promising in applications.