Convolution Neural Network based lossy compression of hyperspectral images

Abstract The large size of hyperspectral imaging poses a significant threat to its potential use in real life due to the abundant information stored in it. The use of deep learning for such data processing is visible in recent applications. In this work, we propose a lossy hyperspectral image compression algorithm based on the concept of autoencoders. It uses a combination of the convolution layer and max-pooling layer to reduce the dimensions of the input image and generate a compressed image. The original image with some loss of information is reconstructed using transpose convolution layer that uses reverse of the procedure used by the encoder. The compressed image has been entropy coded using an adaptive arithmetic coder for transmission or storage application. The method provides an improvement of 28% in PSNR with 21 times increment in the compression ratio. The effect of compression on classification has also been evaluated in the experiment using state of art classification algorithm. Negligible difference in classification accuracy was obtained that proves the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm.