RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Pixel-Based Image Processing for CIE Standard Sky Classification through ANN A1 Granados López, Diego A1 García Rodríguez, Ana A1 García Rodríguez, Sol A1 Suárez García, Andrés A1 Diez Mediavilla, Montserrat A1 Alonso Tristán, Cristina K1 Electrotecnia K1 Electrical engineering K1 Meteorología K1 Meteorology K1 Informática K1 Computer science AB Digital sky images are studied for the definition of sky conditions in accordance with the CIE Standard General Sky Guide. Likewise, adequate image-processing methods are analyzed that highlight key image information, prior to the application of Artificial Neural Network classification algorithms. Twenty-two image-processing methods are reviewed and applied to a broad and unbiased dataset of 1500 sky images recorded in Burgos, Spain, over an extensive experimental campaign. The dataset comprises one hundred images of each CIE standard sky type, previously classified from simultaneous sky scanner data. Color spaces, spectral features, and texture filters image-processing methods are applied. While the use of the traditional RGB color space for image-processing yielded good results (ANN accuracy equal to 86.6%), other color spaces, such as Hue Saturation Value (HSV), which may be more appropriate, increased the accuracy of their global classifications. The use of either the green or the blue monochromatic channels improved sky classification, both for the fifteen CIE standard sky types and for simpler classification into clear, partial, and overcast conditions. The main conclusion was that specific image-processing methods could improve ANN-algorithm accuracy, depending on the image information required for the classification problem. PB Hindawi SN 1076-2787 YR 2021 FD 2021-12 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/6322 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/6322 LA eng NO Regional Government of Castilla y León under the “Support Program for Recognized Research Groups of Public Universities of Castilla y León” (BU021G19) and the Spanish Ministry 595 of Science and Innovation under the I + D + i state program “Challenges Research Projects” (Ref. RTI2018-098900-B-I00). Diego Granados López expresses his thanks for economic support from the Junta de Castilla-León (PIRTU Program, ORDEN EDU/556/2019). DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos RD 24-nov-2024