Bai, YanbingGao, ChangSingh, SameerKoch, MagalyAdriano, BrunoMas, ErickKoshimura, Shunichi2018-07-052018-07-052018-01-01Yanbing Bai, Chang Gao, Sameer Singh, Magaly Koch, Bruno Adriano, Erick Mas, Shunichi Koshimura. 2018. "A Framework of Rapid Regional Tsunami Damage Recognition From Post-event TerraSAR-X Imagery Using Deep Neural Networks." IEEE GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING LETTERS, v. 15, issue 1, pp. 43 - 47 (5).1545-598X1558-0571https://hdl.handle.net/2144/29743Near real-time building damage mapping is an indispensable prerequisite for governments to make decisions for disaster relief. With high-resolution synthetic aperture radar (SAR) systems, such as TerraSAR-X, the provision of such products in a fast and effective way becomes possible. In this letter, a deep learning-based framework for rapid regional tsunami damage recognition using post-event SAR imagery is proposed. To perform such a rapid damage mapping, a series of tile-based image split analysis is employed to generate the data set. Next, a selection algorithm with the SqueezeNet network is developed to swiftly distinguish between built-up (BU) and nonbuilt-up regions. Finally, a recognition algorithm with a modified wide residual network is developed to classify the BU regions into wash away, collapsed, and slightly damaged regions. Experiments performed on the TerraSAR-X data from the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan show a BU region extraction accuracy of 80.4% and a damage-level recognition accuracy of 74.8%, respectively. Our framework takes around 2 h to train on a new region, and only several minutes for prediction.p. 43 - 47Deep neural networksSARScience & technologyPhysical sciencesGeochemistry & geophysicsEngineering, electrical & electronicRemote sensingImaging science & photographic technologyFrameworkPost-event TerraSAR-X imageryRapidRegional tsunami damage recognitionGeological & geomatics engineeringArticle10.1109/LGRS.2017.27723490000-0002-6186-1619 (Koch, Magaly)