🛰️ U-Net Landsat 10-Class Land Cover Classification

🌍 Overview

U-Net Landsat 10-Class Land Cover Classification is an advanced deep learning framework for semantic segmentation of satellite imagery, specifically designed for comprehensive land use and land cover (LULC) mapping using Landsat satellite data. This project implements state-of-the-art U-Net and Feature Pyramid Network (FPN) architectures to achieve high-accuracy pixel-level classification across 10 distinct land cover categories.

🎯 Key Features

• 🧠 Advanced Deep Learning: U-Net and FPN architectures with multiple backbone options
• 🛰️ Landsat Integration: Optimized for multi-spectral Landsat imagery processing
• 🎨 10-Class Classification: Comprehensive land cover categorization including urban subcategories
• 📊 Multiple Model Architectures: ResNet, EfficientNet, VGG, and other backbone implementations
• 🔄 Data Augmentation: Comprehensive augmentation pipeline for robust model training
• 📈 Performance Evaluation: Built-in error matrix and accuracy assessment tools
• 🔧 Modular Design: Easily configurable and extendable framework

🏗️ Model Architectures

🧠 Supported Network Architectures

U-Net Implementations

Backbone	Parameters	Input Channels	Classes	Activation
ResNet34	~24M	6	10	Softmax
ResNet50	~35M	6	10	Softmax

FPN (Feature Pyramid Network) Implementations

Backbone	Encoder Weights	Optimization	Performance
EfficientNetB4	ImageNet	High	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
ResNext	Custom	Medium	⭐⭐⭐⭐
SE-ResNet	ImageNet	High	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
VGG16/19	ImageNet	Low	⭐⭐⭐

🌱 Land Cover Classification System

📋 10-Class Taxonomy

Class ID	Land Cover Type	Color Code	Description
1	🌾 Agriculture	#90EE90	Croplands, farmlands, agricultural areas
2	🌲 Forest	#228B22	Dense forest cover, woodland areas
3	🌿 Miscellaneous	#98FB98	Mixed vegetation, grasslands, shrublands
4	🏘️ Urban-1	#FF0000	High-density residential areas
5	🏢 Urban-2	#FF4500	Commercial and industrial zones
6	🏗️ Urban-3	#FF8C00	Infrastructure and transportation
7	🏪 Urban-4	#FFA500	Mixed urban development
8	🏠 Urban-5	#FFD700	Low-density residential areas
9	🏙️ Urban-6	#FFFF00	Urban green spaces and recreational areas
10	💧 Water	#0000FF	Water bodies, rivers, lakes, oceans

🚀 Quick Start

📋 Prerequisites

# Core Dependencies
tensorflow >= 2.4.0
keras >= 2.4.0
segmentation-models >= 1.0.1
scikit-image >= 0.18.0
gdal >= 3.2.0
rasterio >= 1.2.0
numpy >= 1.19.0
matplotlib >= 3.3.0

🔧 Installation & Setup

1. Clone the Repository

   git clone https://github.com/ro-hit81/unet_landsat_10_class.git
   cd unet_landsat_10_class

2. Install Dependencies

   pip install tensorflow keras segmentation-models
   pip install gdal rasterio scikit-image matplotlib
   pip install numpy pandas jupyter

3. Data Preparation

   # Place your raw Landsat images in data/raw_data/
   python prepare_dataset.py

💻 Training Pipeline

1. Data Preprocessing

# Automatic dataset preparation
%run prepare_dataset

# Manual configuration
from py.config import *
from py.split_big_img_to_small_imgs import split_big_image_main
from py.generate_masks import generate_mask_main

2. Model Training

# U-Net with ResNet34 backbone
import segmentation_models as sm
from image_functions import custom_image_generator

model = sm.Unet(
    classes=10, 
    backbone_name='resnet34', 
    encoder_weights=None, 
    activation='softmax', 
    input_shape=(None, None, 6)
)

# FPN with EfficientNetB4 backbone
model = sm.FPN(
    backbone_name='efficientnetb4', 
    classes=10, 
    encoder_weights='imagenet', 
    activation='softmax'
)

3. Training Configuration

# Training parameters
batch_size = 32
n_epochs = 20
learning_rate = 0.001

# Data generators
train_generator = custom_image_generator(
    train_image_files, 
    batch_size=batch_size, 
    img_dir_name='train_img/', 
    mask_dir_name='train_ann/'
)

📁 Project Structure

unet_landsat_10_class/
│
├── 📄 README.md                           # Project documentation
├── 📓 demo.ipynb                          # Main demonstration notebook
├── 📓 error_matrix_demo.ipynb             # Model evaluation and metrics
├── 📓 patch_data_preparation.ipynb        # Data preprocessing workflow
├── 🐍 prepare_dataset.py                  # Automated dataset preparation
├── 🐍 image_functions.py                  # Custom image processing functions
│
├── 📂 UNET/                               # U-Net model implementations
│   └── 📓 unet model with resnet50 backbone.ipynb
│
├── 📂 FPN/                                # Feature Pyramid Network models
│   ├── 📂 EfficientNET/                   # EfficientNet backbone variants
│   ├── 📂 ResNext/                        # ResNext backbone implementations
│   ├── 📂 SeResNet/                       # Squeeze-and-Excitation ResNet
│   └── 📂 VGG/                           # VGG backbone implementations
│
├── 📂 Comparison of Scaling Augmentation/  # Augmentation strategy analysis
│   ├── 📓 with scaling order 0.ipynb
│   └── 📓 without scaling.ipynb
│
├── 📂 py/                                 # Core Python modules
│   ├── 🐍 config.py                      # Configuration settings
│   ├── 🐍 split_big_img_to_small_imgs.py # Image patching utilities
│   ├── 🐍 generate_masks.py              # Mask generation functions
│   ├── 🐍 generate_augmented_image_and_mask.py # Data augmentation
│   ├── 🐍 split_train_test_pred.py       # Dataset splitting utilities
│   └── 🐍 util_functions.py              # Helper functions
│
└── 📂 data/                               # Dataset organization
    ├── 📂 raw_data/                       # Original Landsat images
    ├── 📂 raw_splitted/                   # Patched image tiles
    ├── 📂 categorized/                    # Categorized datasets
    └── 📂 patch/                          # Training-ready patches
        ├── 📂 train_img/                  # Training images
        ├── 📂 train_ann/                  # Training annotations
        ├── 📂 test_img/                   # Testing images
        ├── 📂 test_ann/                   # Testing annotations
        ├── 📂 pred_img/                   # Validation images
        └── 📂 pred_ann/                   # Validation annotations

⚡ Workflow Pipeline

graph TD
    A[Raw Landsat Images] --> B[Image Preprocessing]
    B --> C[Patch Generation 64x64]
    C --> D[Mask Generation]
    D --> E[Data Augmentation]
    E --> F[Train/Test/Val Split]
    F --> G[Model Training]
    G --> H[Performance Evaluation]
    H --> I[Prediction & Classification]
    
    J[Configuration] --> B
    K[Land Cover Classes] --> D
    L[Augmentation Strategy] --> E

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🔧 Processing Steps

1. Image Preprocessing: GDAL-based multi-spectral image processing
2. Patch Generation: 64×64 pixel tile extraction with configurable offsets
3. Mask Generation: Ground truth annotation creation from classified images
4. Data Augmentation: Rotation, flipping, and scaling transformations
5. Model Training: Deep learning pipeline with multiple architecture options
6. Evaluation: Comprehensive accuracy assessment and error matrix analysis

📊 Model Configurations

🎛️ Training Parameters

Parameter	Default	Range	Description
Patch Size	64×64	32-512	Input image tile dimensions
Batch Size	32	4-64	Training batch size
Learning Rate	0.001	0.0001-0.01	Optimizer learning rate
Epochs	20	10-100	Training iterations
Input Channels	6	3-8	Multi-spectral band count

🔄 Data Augmentation Options

# Augmentation Configuration
horizontal_flip = True      # Random horizontal flipping
vertical_flip = True        # Random vertical flipping
rotation_range = 180        # Rotation angle range [-180, 180]
n_angles = 1               # Number of rotation angles
scale_factors = [2]        # Zoom scaling factors
interpolation_orders = [0, 3, 5]  # Spline interpolation orders

🎯 Use Cases & Applications

🌍 Environmental Monitoring

• Land Use Change Detection: Multi-temporal analysis for deforestation monitoring
• Urban Expansion Analysis: City growth and development pattern assessment
• Agricultural Monitoring: Crop classification and farming practice evaluation
• Ecosystem Mapping: Biodiversity conservation and habitat assessment

🏙️ Urban Planning

• Infrastructure Development: Smart city planning and development guidance
• Population Distribution: Demographic analysis through urban density mapping
• Green Space Assessment: Urban vegetation and recreational area quantification
• Transportation Planning: Road network and connectivity analysis

🔬 Research Applications

• Climate Change Studies: Land cover impact on regional climate patterns
• Disaster Management: Pre/post disaster land cover assessment
• Water Resource Management: Watershed and drainage basin analysis
• Agricultural Economics: Crop yield prediction and land value assessment

📈 Performance Metrics

🎯 Evaluation Framework

# Model Evaluation
from sklearn.metrics import classification_report, confusion_matrix
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

# Error Matrix Generation
error_matrix = confusion_matrix(y_true, y_pred)
classification_report = classification_report(y_true, y_pred)

# Visualization
plt.figure(figsize=(12, 10))
sns.heatmap(error_matrix, annot=True, fmt='d', cmap='Blues')
plt.title('Land Cover Classification Error Matrix')

📊 Expected Performance

Backbone	Overall Accuracy	Mean IoU	Training Time
U-Net + ResNet34	~87%	~0.75	2-4 hours
FPN + EfficientNetB4	~92%	~0.82	3-6 hours
FPN + SE-ResNet	~90%	~0.79	4-7 hours

🔧 Advanced Configuration

⚙️ Custom Model Training

# Custom U-Net Implementation
from keras.layers import Conv2D, Input, Conv2DTranspose
from keras.models import Model

def custom_unet(input_shape, num_classes):
    inputs = Input(input_shape)
    
    # Encoder
    c1 = Conv2D(64, (3, 3), activation='relu', padding='same')(inputs)
    # ... encoder layers
    
    # Decoder
    c9 = Conv2DTranspose(64, (2, 2), strides=(2, 2), padding='same')(c8)
    # ... decoder layers
    
    outputs = Conv2D(num_classes, (1, 1), activation='softmax')(c9)
    
    model = Model(inputs=[inputs], outputs=[outputs])
    return model

🎨 Custom Loss Functions

# Weighted Categorical Crossentropy
def weighted_categorical_crossentropy(weights):
    def wcce(y_true, y_pred):
        Kweights = K.constant(weights)
        if not K.is_tensor(y_pred): y_pred = K.constant(y_pred)
        y_true = K.cast(y_true, y_pred.dtype)
        return K.categorical_crossentropy(y_true, y_pred) * K.sum(Kweights * y_true, axis=-1)
    return wcce

# Class weights for imbalanced dataset
class_weights = [1.0, 1.2, 1.0, 0.8, 0.8, 0.8, 0.8, 0.8, 0.8, 1.5]

📚 Interactive Notebooks

🌟 Main Demonstrations

• demo.ipynb: Complete training pipeline demonstration
• error_matrix_demo.ipynb: Model evaluation and accuracy assessment
• patch_data_preparation.ipynb: Data preprocessing workflow

🏗️ Architecture Comparisons

• UNET/unet model with resnet50 backbone.ipynb: U-Net implementation
• FPN/EfficientNET/FPN architecture EfficientNetB4 backbone.ipynb: FPN with EfficientNet
• Comparison of Scaling Augmentation/: Augmentation strategy analysis

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions to improve this land cover classification framework!

🐛 Bug Reports

• Use GitHub Issues for bug reports
• Include dataset specifications and error logs
• Provide model configuration details

💡 Feature Requests

• Additional backbone architectures
• New augmentation techniques
• Multi-temporal analysis capabilities
• Real-time inference optimization

📝 Code Contributions

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

📈 Roadmap

🎯 Upcoming Features

• Multi-Temporal Analysis: Time series land cover change detection
• Real-Time Inference: Optimized models for production deployment
• Additional Satellites: Sentinel-2 and Planet imagery support
• Advanced Metrics: Precision, recall, and F1-score per class
• Web Interface: Interactive land cover classification tool
• Cloud Deployment: AWS/GCP integration for large-scale processing

🔧 Performance Improvements

• Model Pruning: Reduced model size for edge deployment
• Mixed Precision: Faster training with reduced memory usage
• Distributed Training: Multi-GPU and cluster support
• AutoML Integration: Automated hyperparameter optimization

🔍 Troubleshooting

⚠️ Common Issues

Problem	Solution
GDAL Import Error	conda install gdal or use Docker container
GPU Memory Issues	Reduce batch size or use gradient accumulation
Class Imbalance	Implement weighted loss functions
Low Accuracy	Increase training epochs or use pre-trained weights

🐞 Debug Mode

# Enable debug logging
import logging
logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)

# Memory usage monitoring
import psutil
print(f"Memory usage: {psutil.virtual_memory().percent}%")

📞 Support & Contact

🆘 Getting Help

• 📖 Documentation: Check notebook examples and comments
• 🐛 Issues: Report bugs via GitHub Issues
• 💬 Discussions: Use GitHub Discussions for questions

👨‍💻 Connect with the Developer

📄 License

This project is open source and available under the MIT License.

🙏 Acknowledgments

• Segmentation Models Library for providing excellent pre-trained architectures
• TensorFlow/Keras Team for the robust deep learning framework
• GDAL/OGR for comprehensive geospatial data processing capabilities
• Landsat Program for providing free access to satellite imagery
• Scientific Community for advancing remote sensing and deep learning research

📚 References

📖 Key Publications

• Ronneberger, O., Fischer, P., & Brox, T. (2015). U-Net: Convolutional Networks for Biomedical Image Segmentation
• Lin, T. Y., et al. (2017). Feature Pyramid Networks for Object Detection
• Chen, L. C., et al. (2017). DeepLab: Semantic Image Segmentation with Deep Convolutional Nets

🛰️ Remote Sensing Resources

• Landsat Science
• Earth Observation Portal
• Remote Sensing of Environment Journal

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