*Article* **Hyperspectral Classification Based on Texture Feature Enhancement and Deep Belief Networks**

**Jiaojiao Li 1,\*, Bobo Xi 1, Yunsong Li 1, Qian Du 2 and Keyan Wang 1**


Received: 2 January 2018; Accepted: 2 March 2018; Published: 4 March 2018

**Abstract:** With success of Deep Belief Networks (DBNs) in computer vision, DBN has attracted grea<sup>t</sup> attention in hyperspectral classification. Many deep learning based algorithms have been focused on deep feature extraction for classification improvement. Multi-features, such as texture feature, are widely utilized in classification process to enhance classification accuracy greatly. In this paper, a novel hyperspectral classification framework based on an optimal DBN and a novel texture feature enhancement (TFE) is proposed. Through band grouping, sample band selection and guided filtering, the texture features of hyperspectral data are improved. After TFE, the optimal DBN is employed on the hyperspectral reconstructed data for feature extraction and classification. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed classification framework outperforms some state-of-the-art classification algorithms, and it can achieve outstanding hyperspectral classification performance. Furthermore, our proposed TFE method can play a significant role in improving classification accuracy.

**Keywords:** deep belief networks; deep learning; texture feature enhancement; hyperspectral classification; band grouping
