Method for selecting representative endmember components from spectral data

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7221798
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11333360

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Described herein is a process for objectively and automatically determining spectral endmembers and transforming Spectral Mixture Analysis (SMA) from a widely used research technique into a user-friendly tool that can support the needs of all types of remote sensing. The process extracts endmembers from a spectral dataset using a knowledge-based approach. The process identifies a series of starting spectra that are consistent with a scene and its environment. The process then finds endmembers iteratively, selecting each new endmember based on a combination of physically and statistically-based tests. The tests combine spectral and spatial criteria and decision trees to ensure that the resulting endmembers are physically representative of the scene.

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  • LEIDOS, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
McNaron-Brown, Kellie Sue Centreville, VA 5 29
Sunshine, Jessica Miriam Potomac, MD 5 48
Tompkins, Stefanie Centreville, VA 5 48

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