Aitchison Geometry on the Simplex for Uncertainty Quantification in Bayesian Hyperspectral Image Unmixing
Hector Blondel, Lucas Drumetz, Thierry Chonavel

TL;DR
This paper introduces a novel approach using Aitchison geometry for uncertainty quantification in Bayesian hyperspectral image unmixing, enabling more reliable abundance estimates and better modeling of prior distributions.
Contribution
It applies Aitchison geometry to design Gaussian Process priors and constrained sampling algorithms for improved abundance uncertainty quantification in hyperspectral unmixing.
Findings
Aitchison geometry enhances prior modeling for abundance estimates.
The proposed methods provide reliable uncertainty quantification.
Experiments on real and simulated data demonstrate effectiveness.
Abstract
Most algorithms for hyperspectral image unmixing produce point estimates of fractional abundances of the materials to be separated. However, in the absence of reliable ground truth, the ability to perform abundance uncertainty quantification (UQ) should be an important feature of algorithms, e.g. to evaluate how hard the unmixing problem is and how much the results should be trusted. The usual modeling assumptions in Bayesian models for unmixing rely heavily on the Euclidean geometry of the simplex and typically disregard spatial information. In addition, to our knowledge, abundance UQ is close to nonexistent. In this paper, we propose to leverage Aitchinson geometry from the compositional data analysis literature to provide practitioners with alternative tools for modeling prior abundance distributions. In particular we show how to design simplex-valued Gaussian Process priors using…
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Taxonomy
TopicsGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping · Remote-Sensing Image Classification · Soil Geostatistics and Mapping
