Edge detection from polarimetric SAR images using polarimetric whitening filter

A new edge detector for polarimetric SAR images based on polarimetric whitening filter aiming at making better use of polarimetric information is proposed. The relativity between different polarization channels including the phase difference and correlation efficient is better utilized in the new algorithm. Therefore, the missing rate is reduced, the continuity of detected edges is enhanced, and the false edge rate is decreased. Experimental...