Change probability-aware graph for multimodal change detection

Multimodal change detection (MCD) has emerged as a pivotal technology for monitoring surface changes based on remote sensing images. Recently, many graph structure-based methods have been proposed, leveraging the construction and comparison of consistent structural features across multimodal images...

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Main Authors: Te Han, Yuqi Tang, Yuzeng Chen, Yuqiang Guo, Bin Zou, Huihui Feng
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2025-06-01
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/10095020.2025.2512893
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author Te Han
Yuqi Tang
Yuzeng Chen
Yuqiang Guo
Bin Zou
Huihui Feng
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Yuzeng Chen
Yuqiang Guo
Bin Zou
Huihui Feng
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description Multimodal change detection (MCD) has emerged as a pivotal technology for monitoring surface changes based on remote sensing images. Recently, many graph structure-based methods have been proposed, leveraging the construction and comparison of consistent structural features across multimodal images to extract changes. However, these graph structures are vulnerable to disturbances from changed regions, potentially compromising the precision of change detection (CD). To address this, this study introduces a novel approach for MCD, termed change probability-aware graph (CPaG). The proposed CPaG utilizes image superpixels as graph vertices, thereby representing the image’s structural features. In constructing connections between vertices, the method meticulously assesses the similarity among them and the change probabilities of neighboring vertices. This approach enhances the precision with which structural features are established and enables a more accurate assessment of the structural disparities between multimodal images. Given that the change probability of neighboring vertices is derived from the structural differences in multimodal images, the study has devised an iterative framework for calculating these probabilities and adjusting the connection weights between vertices. Upon the conclusion of the iterative process, a change intensity map (CIM) is obtained, which delineates the change intensity (CI) for each superpixel within the multimodal images. By applying binary segmentation to CIM, a binary change map (CM) is generated. The efficacy of the proposed CPaG is substantiated through experiments conducted on six multimodal and four unimodal image datasets, as well as comparisons with state-of-the-art methods.
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spelling doaj-art-e2ff25cb504d49c7b0c4f8cd0f0439bd2025-08-20T02:08:31ZengTaylor & Francis GroupGeo-spatial Information Science1009-50201993-51532025-06-0111810.1080/10095020.2025.2512893Change probability-aware graph for multimodal change detectionTe Han0Yuqi Tang1Yuzeng Chen2Yuqiang Guo3Bin Zou4Huihui Feng5School of Geography and Planning, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, ChinaSchool of Geosciences and Info-Physics, Central South University, Changsha, ChinaSchool of Geodesy and Geomatics, Wuhan University, Wuhan, ChinaSchool of Geosciences and Info-Physics, Central South University, Changsha, ChinaSchool of Geosciences and Info-Physics, Central South University, Changsha, ChinaSchool of Geosciences and Info-Physics, Central South University, Changsha, ChinaMultimodal change detection (MCD) has emerged as a pivotal technology for monitoring surface changes based on remote sensing images. Recently, many graph structure-based methods have been proposed, leveraging the construction and comparison of consistent structural features across multimodal images to extract changes. However, these graph structures are vulnerable to disturbances from changed regions, potentially compromising the precision of change detection (CD). To address this, this study introduces a novel approach for MCD, termed change probability-aware graph (CPaG). The proposed CPaG utilizes image superpixels as graph vertices, thereby representing the image’s structural features. In constructing connections between vertices, the method meticulously assesses the similarity among them and the change probabilities of neighboring vertices. This approach enhances the precision with which structural features are established and enables a more accurate assessment of the structural disparities between multimodal images. Given that the change probability of neighboring vertices is derived from the structural differences in multimodal images, the study has devised an iterative framework for calculating these probabilities and adjusting the connection weights between vertices. Upon the conclusion of the iterative process, a change intensity map (CIM) is obtained, which delineates the change intensity (CI) for each superpixel within the multimodal images. By applying binary segmentation to CIM, a binary change map (CM) is generated. The efficacy of the proposed CPaG is substantiated through experiments conducted on six multimodal and four unimodal image datasets, as well as comparisons with state-of-the-art methods.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/10095020.2025.2512893Multimodal change detectionmulti-source datastructural featurestructured graph
spellingShingle Te Han
Yuqi Tang
Yuzeng Chen
Yuqiang Guo
Bin Zou
Huihui Feng
Change probability-aware graph for multimodal change detection
Geo-spatial Information Science
Multimodal change detection
multi-source data
structural feature
structured graph
title Change probability-aware graph for multimodal change detection
title_full Change probability-aware graph for multimodal change detection
title_fullStr Change probability-aware graph for multimodal change detection
title_full_unstemmed Change probability-aware graph for multimodal change detection
title_short Change probability-aware graph for multimodal change detection
title_sort change probability aware graph for multimodal change detection
topic Multimodal change detection
multi-source data
structural feature
structured graph
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/10095020.2025.2512893
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