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ChangeThreshold
ChangeThreshold
*
100
(
9
)
where ClassAreaChange is the change in area for a particular class or combination of classes as computed from any of Equations 3-8, and ChangeThreshold is the minimum area threshold for that class or combination of classes. To select a single image from multiple candidates, the ThresholdExcess percentages are compared, and the image with the highest ThresholdExcess value is selected as the alert comparison image.
Once a single companion image is selected, direct change detection between master and companion normalized VI images occurs in step 340. FIG. 4 illustrates the process for direct change detection between two images. Process 400 in FIG. 4 is similar to the process in step 340 in FIG. 3. First, the companion image normalized VI image is subtracted pixel-wise from the master image normalized VI image (step 410). This creates a new image, hereafter called the “change image”, where each pixel value represents the change in normalized VI value between the companion and master image.