Multi-Label Scene Classification in Remote Sensing Benefits from Image Super-Resolution

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Main Authors: Mudraje, Ashitha, Moser, Brian B., Frolov, Stanislav, Dengel, Andreas
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Published: 2025
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author Mudraje, Ashitha
Moser, Brian B.
Frolov, Stanislav
Dengel, Andreas
author_facet Mudraje, Ashitha
Moser, Brian B.
Frolov, Stanislav
Dengel, Andreas
contents Satellite imagery is a cornerstone for numerous Remote Sensing (RS) applications; however, limited spatial resolution frequently hinders the precision of such systems, especially in multi-label scene classification tasks as it requires a higher level of detail and feature differentiation. In this study, we explore the efficacy of image Super-Resolution (SR) as a pre-processing step to enhance the quality of satellite images and thus improve downstream classification performance. We investigate four SR models - SRResNet, HAT, SeeSR, and RealESRGAN - and evaluate their impact on multi-label scene classification across various CNN architectures, including ResNet-50, ResNet-101, ResNet-152, and Inception-v4. Our results show that applying SR significantly improves downstream classification performance across various metrics, demonstrating its ability to preserve spatial details critical for multi-label tasks. Overall, this work offers valuable insights into the selection of SR techniques for multi-label prediction in remote sensing and presents an easy-to-integrate framework to improve existing RS systems.
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spellingShingle Multi-Label Scene Classification in Remote Sensing Benefits from Image Super-Resolution
Mudraje, Ashitha
Moser, Brian B.
Frolov, Stanislav
Dengel, Andreas
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Artificial Intelligence
Satellite imagery is a cornerstone for numerous Remote Sensing (RS) applications; however, limited spatial resolution frequently hinders the precision of such systems, especially in multi-label scene classification tasks as it requires a higher level of detail and feature differentiation. In this study, we explore the efficacy of image Super-Resolution (SR) as a pre-processing step to enhance the quality of satellite images and thus improve downstream classification performance. We investigate four SR models - SRResNet, HAT, SeeSR, and RealESRGAN - and evaluate their impact on multi-label scene classification across various CNN architectures, including ResNet-50, ResNet-101, ResNet-152, and Inception-v4. Our results show that applying SR significantly improves downstream classification performance across various metrics, demonstrating its ability to preserve spatial details critical for multi-label tasks. Overall, this work offers valuable insights into the selection of SR techniques for multi-label prediction in remote sensing and presents an easy-to-integrate framework to improve existing RS systems.
title Multi-Label Scene Classification in Remote Sensing Benefits from Image Super-Resolution
topic Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Artificial Intelligence
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.06720