Accurate Localization of Oil Tanks in Remote Sensing Images via FGMRST-Based CNN

Object localization is an important application of remote sensing images and the basis of information extraction. The acquired accuracy is the key factor to improve the accuracy of object structure information inversion. The floating roof oil tank is a typical cylindrical artificial object, and its top cover fluctuates up and down with the change in oil storage. Taking the oil tank as an example, this study explores the localization by combining the traditional feature parameter method and convolutional neural networks (CNNs). In this study, an improved fast radial symmetry transform (FRST) algorithm called fast gradient modulus radial symmetry transform (FGMRST) is proposed and an approach based on FGMRST combined with CNN is proposed. It effectively adds the priori of circle features to the calculation process. Compared with only using CNN, it achieves higher precision localization with fewer network layers. The experimental results based on SkySat data show that the method can effectively improve the calculation accuracy and efficiency of the same order of magnitude network, and by increasing the network depth, the accuracy still has a significant improvement.