Summary of Evaluating the Efficacy Of Cut-and-paste Data Augmentation in Semantic Segmentation For Satellite Imagery, by Ionut M. Motoi et al.
Evaluating the Efficacy of Cut-and-Paste Data Augmentation in Semantic Segmentation for Satellite Imagery
by Ionut M. Motoi, Leonardo Saraceni, Daniele Nardi, Thomas A. Ciarfuglia
First submitted to arxiv on: 8 Apr 2024
Categories
- Main: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
- Secondary: Machine Learning (cs.LG); Image and Video Processing (eess.IV)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary This research paper explores the use of a novel image augmentation technique called Cut-and-Paste for improving the performance of deep neural networks (DNNs) in semantic segmentation tasks, particularly with satellite images. The authors investigate how this technique can help mitigate common challenges such as limited labeled data, class imbalance, and variability in satellite images. By adapting the Cut-and-Paste method to take advantage of connected components in semantic segmentation labels, the researchers found that it significantly enhances the mean intersection over union (mIoU) score on the test set from 37.9 to 44.1 using the DynamicEarthNet dataset and a U-Net model. This breakthrough has significant implications for applications such as environmental monitoring and urban planning. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary The paper uses a special technique called Cut-and-Paste to improve how well computers can understand what’s in pictures taken from satellites. This helps make better maps and decisions about the environment. The scientists tried using this method with a type of computer program called a U-Net, and it worked really well! They used a special kind of data set called DynamicEarthNet and found that their new way improved how well the computer understood the pictures. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Semantic segmentation
