# Ensemble Learning techniques for object detection in high-resolution satellite images

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2202.10554 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2202.10554/

## Key facts

- No citing papers in the map yet (data through 14 Oct 2026).
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- First posted on arXiv 16 Feb 2022.

## Builds on (most cited first, 8 of 8)

- [Dropout as a Bayesian Approximation: Representing Model Uncertainty in Deep Learning](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1506.02142/) (2015)
- [Averaging Weights Leads to Wider Optima and Better Generalization](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1803.05407/) (2018)
- [Loss Surfaces, Mode Connectivity, and Fast Ensembling of DNNs](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1802.10026/) (2018)
- [The Effectiveness of Data Augmentation in Image Classification using Deep Learning](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1712.04621/) (2017)
- [Snapshot Ensembles: Train 1, get M for free](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1704.00109/) (2017)
- [Improving Deep Learning using Generic Data Augmentation](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1708.06020/) (2017)
- [Hydra: an Ensemble of Convolutional Neural Networks for Geospatial Land Classification](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1802.03518/) (2018)
- [SNN: Stacked Neural Networks](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1605.08512/) (2016)

## Abstract (arXiv)

Ensembling is a method that aims to maximize the detection performance by fusing individual detectors. While rarely mentioned in deep-learning articles applied to remote sensing, ensembling methods have been widely used to achieve high scores in recent data science com-petitions, such as Kaggle. The few remote sensing articles mentioning ensembling mainly focus on mid resolution images and earth observation applications such as land use classification, but never on Very High Resolution (VHR) images for defense-related applications or object detection.This study aims at reviewing the most relevant ensembling techniques to be used for object detection on very high resolution imagery and shows an example of the value of such techniques on a relevant operational use-case (vehicle detection in desert areas).