Hyperspectral image classification based on spectral and spatial information using ResNet with channel attention

Classification of hyperspectral image (HSI) is widely used for the study of remotely sensed images. Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) are one of the most commonly chosen deep learning algorithms for visual data analysis. The HSI classification framework based on the CNN is presented in this paper. Since the imbalance between the high dimension of HSI input data and the limited amount of labeled training data would induce overfitting, current convolutional networks are fairly superficial for HSI classification. To stop the limited efficiency of feature learning, a new HSI classification network called Residual Spectral Spatial-Channel Attention Network (RSS-CAN) is proposed. By utilizing the “shortcut connection” framework, RSS-CAN can use deeper layers to extract more succinct and efficient features. Furthermore, attention mechanism is used to emphasize meaningful features. In addition, we revised an HSI dataset called Shandong Feicheng. The resolution and pixel quantity of this dataset are significantly greater. In order to check its variety, it has been contrasted with state-of-the-art approaches. Experimental results with widely used hyperspectral image datasets demonstrate that, our proposed method has achieved better performance in comparison with state-of-the-art classifiers and conventional deep learning-based classifiers.