A remote sensing image processing method based on edge computing and deep learning

Abstract

The rapid advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and edge computing has increased the demand for accurate and low-latency remote sensing image classification; however, conventional cloud-centric approaches face challenges related to processing latency, communication overhead, and efficient analysis of diverse land-cover scenes. This research proposes a remote sensing image processing method based on edge computing and deep learning (DL), integrating an Adaptive Chameleon Swarm-tuned Efficient Three-Dimensional Convolutional Neural Network (ACS-E3DCNN). The Remote Sensing Image Dataset obtained from Kaggle contains 5,631 RGB images categorized into five land-cover classes, namely agriculture, barren land, urban, vegetation, and water. During preprocessing, image normalization, adaptive histogram equalization, and non-local means filtering are applied to reduce noise, enhance contrast, and improve image quality. Subsequently, Principal Component Analysis (PCA) is employed for dimensionality refinement. The Efficient Three-Dimensional Convolutional Neural Network captures discriminative image representations with reduced parameter complexity, while the Adaptive Chameleon Swarm algorithm optimizes critical hyperparameters, including learning rate, kernel depth, and filter dimensions, to improve convergence and classification performance. Experimental results implemented using Python 3.10.1 demonstrate that the proposed model outperforms existing approaches, achieving an accuracy of 98.10%, F1-score of 96.85%, PSNR of 38.05, SSIM of 0.97, and latency of 85 ms under the 80:20 data split, with a statistically significant paired t-test result (p < 0.05). The proposed model provides an intelligent, reliable, and efficient approach for remote sensing image classification, supporting accurate land-cover mapping, environmental monitoring, and low-latency edge-enabled image processing.