Acta Geodaetica et Cartographica Sinica ›› 2023, Vol. 52 ›› Issue (7): 1187-1201.doi: 10.11947/j.AGCS.2023.20220491

• Special Issue of Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Technology • Previous Articles     Next Articles

Review of hyperspectral remote sensing image subpixel information extraction

FENG Ruyi1,2, WANG Lizhe1, ZENG Tieyong2   

  1. 1. China University of Geosciences(Wuhan), Wuhan 430074, China;
    2. Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin 999077, China
  • Received:2022-08-10 Revised:2023-06-20 Published:2023-07-31
  • Supported by:
    The National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 41925007; U21A2013)

Abstract: Hyperspectral remote sensing image provides abundant data for precise landcover classification, target detection and object recognition, attributed to its unique advantages in very high spectral resolution, continuous spectum as well as the synchronous acquisition of both image and spectra of objects. Due to the limitation of the spatial resolution and the complicated scenes, mixed pixels are common in hyperspectral remote sensing images. The mixed pixel problem hinders the information extraction and analysis, and consequently, greatly weaks the potential application in various fields. It has become an important frontier scientific issue and hot spot to tackle the mixed pixel problem and realize the information extraction and analysis deep into subpixel scale for hyperspectral remote sensing imagery. This review generates a systematic summary for hyperspectral remote sensing image subpixel information extraction, and conducts a comprehensive review of the classical approaches from three aspects, namely, hyperspectral unmixing, subpixel mapping and subpixel target detection. Additionaly, this paper also analyzes and evaluates the current progress, development frontier and main challenges in related fields at home and abroad. Finally, the research trends and directions are discussed, especially in the aspects of model construction, optimization algorithm, and theoretical research and practical application combination.

Key words: hyperspectral remote sensing, mixed pixel, spectral unmixing, subpixel mapping, subpixel target detection

CLC Number: