Targeted information collection for nuclear verification: a combination of object-based images analysis and pixel-based change detection with very high resolution satellite data exemplified for Iranian nuclear sites

Sven Nussbaum; Irmgard Niemeyer; Morton J. Canty

doi:10.1117/12.688258

11 October 2006 Targeted information collection for nuclear verification: a combination of object-based images analysis and pixel-based change detection with very high resolution satellite data exemplified for Iranian nuclear sites

Sven Nussbaum, Irmgard Niemeyer, Morton J. Canty

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Proceedings Volume 6365, Image and Signal Processing for Remote Sensing XII; 63650J (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.688258
Event: SPIE Remote Sensing, 2006, Stockholm, Sweden

Abstract

Since the availability of spatial high resolution satellite imagery, the use of remote sensing data has become very important for nuclear monitoring and verification purposes. For the detection of small structural objects in highresolution imagery recent object-based procedures seem to be more significant than the traditional pixel-based approaches. The detection of undeclared changes within facilities is a key issue of nuclear verification. Monitoring nuclear sites based on a satellite imagery database requires the automation of image processing steps. The change detection procedures in particular should automatically discriminate significant changes from the background. Besides detection, also identification and interpretation of changes is crucial. This paper proposes an new targeted change detection methodology for nuclear verification. Pixel-based change detection and object-based image analysis are combined to detect, identify and interpret significant changes within nuclear facilities using multitemporal satellite data. The methodology and its application to case studies on Iranian nuclear facilities will be presented.

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Sven Nussbaum, Irmgard Niemeyer, and Morton J. Canty "Targeted information collection for nuclear verification: a combination of object-based images analysis and pixel-based change detection with very high resolution satellite data exemplified for Iranian nuclear sites", Proc. SPIE 6365, Image and Signal Processing for Remote Sensing XII, 63650J (11 October 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.688258

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