Cloud detection on remote sensing imagery

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9721181
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14960921

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A system for detecting clouds and cloud shadows is described. In one approach, clouds and cloud shadows within a remote sensing image are detected through a three step process. In the first stage a high-precision low-recall classifier is used to identify cloud seed pixels within the image. In the second stage, a low-precision high-recall classifier is used to identify potential cloud pixels within the image. Additionally, in the second stage, the cloud seed pixels are grown into the potential cloud pixels to identify clusters of pixels which have a high likelihood of representing clouds. In the third stage, a geometric technique is used to determine pixels which likely represent shadows cast by the clouds identified in the second stage. The clouds identified in the second stage and the shadows identified in the third stage are then exported as a cloud mask and shadow mask of the remote sensing image.

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CLIMATE LLC201 THIRD STREET SUITE 1050 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103

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Gerard, Jeffrey Seattle, US 10 133
Guan, Wei Fremont, US 84 1205
Khadka, Pramithus Saint Louis, US 13 298

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