NDLI: Automated classification of underwater multispectral imagery for coral reef monitoring

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Author	Gleason, A.C.R. Reid, R.P. Voss, K.J.
Copyright Year	2007
Description	Author affiliation: Miami Univ., Miami (Gleason, A.C.R.; Reid, R.P.)
Abstract	Survey protocols for monitoring the composition and status of coral reef benthic communities vary in the level of detail acquired, but fundamentally follow one of two approaches: 1) a diver identifies organisms in the field, 2) an analyst identifies organisms from underwater imagery (photos or video). Both methods are highly labor intensive and require a trained biologist/geologist. A method for automated classification of reef benthos would improve coral reef monitoring by reducing the cost of data analysis. Spectral classification of standard (three-band) color underwater imagery does not work well for distinguishing major bottom types. Recent publications of hyperspectral reflectance of corals, algae, and sediment, on the other hand, suggest that careful choice of narrow (-10 nm) spectral bands might improve classification accuracy relative to the three wide bands available on commercial cameras. We built an underwater multispectral camera to test whether narrow spectral bands were actually superior to standard RGB cameras for automated classification of underwater images. A filter wheel was used to acquire imagery in six 10 nm spectral bands, which were chosen from suggestions in the literature. Results indicate that the algorithms suggested in the literature require very careful compensation for variable illumination and water column attenuation for even marginal success in classifying underwater imagery. On the other hand, a new algorithm, based on the normalized difference ratio of images at 568 nm and 546 nm can reliably segment photosynthetic organisms (corals and algae) from non-photosynthetic background. Moreover, when this new algorithm is combined with very simple texture segmentation, the general cover classes of coral and algae can be discriminated from the image background with accuracies on the order of 80%. These results suggest that a combination of high spectral resolution and texture-based image segmentation may be an optimal methodology for automated classification of underwater coral reef imagery.
Starting Page	1
Ending Page	8
File Size	5668899
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ISBN	9780933957350
DOI	10.1109/OCEANS.2007.4449394
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2007-09-29
Publisher Place	Canada
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	MTS
Subject Keyword	Multispectral imaging Computerized monitoring Organisms Hyperspectral imaging Algae Image segmentation Protocols Image analysis Geology Costs
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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