L-MFFN: Lightweight Multiscale Feature Fusion Network with Limited Samples for HSI Classification

Hyperspectral Image (HSI) classification is valuable in remote sensing due to its rich spectral and spatial information. In the last decade, deep learning methods, especially Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), have revolutionized HSI classification by extracting intangible semantic features and maintaining the spatial structure during feature extraction. However, the efficacy of these techniques can be constrained by the limited availability of labeled samples in HSI data. To address the issue of small-sample HSI classification, a Lightweight Multiscale Feature Fusion Network (L-MFFN) is introduced. The Multiscale Feature Extraction Module (MFEM) and the enhanced Spectral-Spatial Attention Module (SSAM) are designed and combined in L-MFFN, optimizing the use of deep and shallow features. This integration improves the extraction and fusion of multiscale spectral-spatial features, enhancing classification performance. The proposed model demonstrates state-of-the-art performance across two HSI datasets and stands out in situations with limited labeled samples, highlighting its capability to effectively tackle the challenge of small-sample HSI classification.