Spatial contextual classification and prediction models for mining geospatial data

doi:10.1109/TMM.2002.1017732

Spatial contextual classification and prediction models for mining geospatial data

2002-06-01

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DOI：10.1109/TMM.2002.1017732

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Modeling spatial context (e.g., autocorrelation) is a key challenge in classification problems that arise in geospatial domains. Markov random fields (MRF) is a popular model for incorporating spatial context into image segmentation and land-use classification problems. The spatial autoregression (SAR) model, which is an extension of the classical regression model for incorporating spatial dependence, is popular for prediction and classification of spatial data in regional economics, natural resources, and ecological studies. There is little literature comparing these alternative approaches to facilitate the exchange of ideas (e.g., solution procedures). We argue that the SAR model makes more restrictive assumptions about the distribution of feature values and class boundaries than MRF. The relationship between SAR and MRF is analogous to the relationship between regression and Bayesian classifiers. This paper provides comparisons between the two models using a probabilistic and an experimental framework.

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Markov random fields (MRIF)

spatial autoregression (SAR)

spatial context

spatial data mining

Spatial contextual classification and prediction models for mining geospatial data

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