Vessel detection and classification from spaceborne optical images: A literature survey

Highlights • A review of 119 papers on ship detection and classification from optical satellite.• From 1978 to March 2017, showing an exponential growth in the number of papers.• Most published methods have very limited validation.• While big steps have been made, automatic algorithms are still far from perfect.• Increase in new observation and processing capabilities promises rapid advances.

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