K-means Clustering

Introduction

For more information, please read the block description.

Block type: PROCESSING

This block provides a k-means clustering algorithm. It creates a given number of clusters in an image and assigns each pixel to a cluster. Nodata pixels in the input dataset are not excluded during the clustering. If the nodata value has a large distance from all other pixels (measured by the Frobenius or L2 norm), all nodata pixels will likely form a separate cluster.

Supported parameters

• n_clusters: The number of clusters for the K-means clustering. Number of classes in the output file. Default is 6.

• n_iterations: The number of iterations for the K-means clustering. Default is 10.

• n_sieve_pixels: Minimum number of pixels in each patch or group for the classification. Default is 64.

Example parameters using the data block SPOT Display (Streaming) and the processing block K-Means Clustering:

{
  "oneatlas-spot-aoiclipped:1": {
    "bbox": null,
    "time": null,
    "limit": 3,
    "intersects": {
      "type": "Polygon",
      "coordinates": [
        [
          [
            18.42631,
            -33.912732
          ],
          [
            18.420799,
            -33.922741
          ],
          [
            18.44355,
            -33.924784
          ],
          [
            18.441069,
            -33.913781
          ],
          [
            18.42631,
            -33.912732
          ]
        ]
      ]
    },
    "zoom_level": 17
  },
  "k-means-clustering:1": {
    "n_clusters": 6,
    "n_iterations": 10,
    "n_sieve_pixels": 64
  }
}

Output format

Output and input format are identical. All metadata elements provided by the input dataset as properties are propagated to the output.

Capabilities