This research work introduces a new cognitive-based automated approach for detecting buildings from very high-resolution (VHR) multispectral images. VHR satellite imagery is a valuable source of information to many researchers working in extraction of geospatial information. In this study, cognitive processes used by humans are emulated and incorporated with cognitive task analysis (CTA) in order to detect buildings from VHR multispectral images. CTA is carried out in five stages. The performance of the proposed method is assessed over 14 test images of an urban region. The average f-score, precision, and recall for all test patches are computed as 62.50%, 68.45%, and 59.80%, respectively.

Landslide event detection poses a significant challenge in the remote sensing community, especially with the advancements in computer vision technology. As computational capabilities continue to grow, the traditional manual and partially automated methods of landslide recognition from remote sensing data are transitioning towards automatic approaches using deep learning algorithms. Moreover, attention models, encouraged by the human visual system, have emerged as crucial modules in diverse applications including natural hazard assessment. Therefore, we suggest a novel and intelligent generalized efficient layer aggregation network (GELAN) based on two prevalent attention modules, efficient channel attention (ECA) and convolutional block attention module (CBAM), to enrich landslide detection techniques from satellite images. CBAM and ECA are separately integrated into GELAN at different locations. The experiments are conducted using satellite images of the Nepal Himalayan region. Standard metrics such as precision, recall, F-score, and mAP (mean average precision) are considered for quantitative evaluation. GELANc+CBAM (F-score = 81.5%) demonstrates the best performance. This study underscores the suitability of the proposed approach in up-to-date inventory creation and accurate landslide mapping for disaster recovery and response efforts. Moreover, it contributes to developing early prediction models for landslide hazards.

Road network extraction from high-resolution satellite (HRS) imagery is a complex task. It is an important field of research and is widely used in various cartographic applications such as updating and generating maps. The objective of this research work is to develop a novel framework, emulating human cognition, for detection of roads from HRS images. Roads network from HRS images are detected using support vector machines within the different stages of cognitive task analysis. In the first stage, basic information about the cognitive parameters which are required for image interpretation is collected. In the second stage, the rule-based method is used for knowledge representation. Lastly, during knowledge elicitation, the developed rules are used to extract roads from HRS images. The proposed method is validated using 16 HRS images of developed suburban, developed urban, emerging suburban and emerging urban region.