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Systematic study of color spaces and components for the segmentation of sky/cloud images

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 2017-01-18 v1

Abstract

Sky/cloud imaging using ground-based Whole Sky Imagers (WSI) is a cost-effective means to understanding cloud cover and weather patterns. The accurate segmentation of clouds in these images is a challenging task, as clouds do not possess any clear structure. Several algorithms using different color models have been proposed in the literature. This paper presents a systematic approach for the selection of color spaces and components for optimal segmentation of sky/cloud images. Using mainly principal component analysis (PCA) and fuzzy clustering for evaluation, we identify the most suitable color components for this task.

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@article{arxiv.1701.04520,
  title  = {Systematic study of color spaces and components for the segmentation of sky/cloud images},
  author = {Soumyabrata Dev and Yee Hui Lee and Stefan Winkler},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1701.04520},
  year   = {2017}
}

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Published in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP), Oct. 2014