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"""
Bi-temporal change detection + change-VQA specialist "model".
Phase 7 (P0). Satisfies PS requirements:
- "Multi-image change analysis: Change description or change-based visual
question answering from a bi-temporal image pair shall be mandatory."
- "A spatial change map may also be generated where reference masks are
available."
MODEL CHOICE β€” deterministic pixel-difference change map, NOT a learned
change-detection network.
- There is no lightweight, pip-installable, genuinely pretrained bi-temporal
RS change-detection model that satisfies "prefer existing pretrained
models" AND "avoid unnecessary infrastructure" AND fits a 4-day build.
The realistic off-the-shelf options (e.g. open-cd / torchange toolkits)
need dataset-specific checkpoints and non-trivial setup β€” not a
hackathon-week integration.
- The master brief explicitly sanctions this fallback for exactly this
situation (Β§ Day 3 / Optical+SAR guidance): "You don't need a perfect
model. You need working end-to-end output" and "simple fusion/classifier"
is an acceptable MVP approach.
- What this IS: registered-pixel absolute difference on percentile-stretched
grayscale, thresholded and morphologically cleaned into a binary change
mask, summarized into a change percentage and largest-region bounding
box. This is a classical CV heuristic, not a learned detector β€” it will
react to illumination/seasonal differences as well as real change. State
that explicitly in every response; never call this "AI-detected change"
without qualification.
- Change-VQA path reuses the Phase 5 BLIP-VQA model (see models/vqa.py) by
feeding it a single composite image (before | diff | after, side by side)
plus the user's question, then combines that free-text answer with the
deterministic change stats (percentage, direction) computed above. This
is a composite-image VQA heuristic, NOT a purpose-built CDVQA model
(the PS names CDVQA as an *evaluation* benchmark for this capability,
not a mandated architecture) β€” disclosed, not hidden.
- License/cost: zero extra dependencies beyond numpy/Pillow/rasterio
(already in requirements.txt) for the change map; VQA path reuses the
already-installed BLIP-VQA weights, so no new model download.
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import threading
from dataclasses import dataclass
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Optional
import numpy as np
from PIL import Image
from preprocessing.raster_to_rgb import load_as_rgb, to_uint8
import rasterio
# Prototype policy thresholds β€” NOT scientifically validated cutoffs.
# Percent of pixels flagged "changed" before we call it HIGH/MEDIUM/LOW.
_HIGH_CHANGE_PCT = 8.0
_MEDIUM_CHANGE_PCT = 2.0
_DIFF_Z_THRESHOLD = 1.5 # std-devs above mean abs-diff to flag a pixel "changed"
@dataclass
class ChangeBox:
x_min: float
y_min: float
x_max: float
y_max: float
@dataclass
class ChangeMapResult:
changed_pixel_pct: float
change_level: str # "high" | "medium" | "low"
change_note: str
largest_change_box: Optional[ChangeBox]
width: int
height: int
method: str
@dataclass
class ChangeVQAResult:
answer: str
change_map: ChangeMapResult
vqa_confidence: float
vqa_confidence_level: str
model_id: str
adapted: bool
def _load_gray_uint8(path: Path) -> np.ndarray:
"""Grayscale, percentile-stretched, resized-consistent array for diffing."""
with rasterio.open(path) as src:
band = src.read(1).astype("float32")
if src.count >= 3:
g = src.read(2).astype("float32")
b = src.read(3).astype("float32")
band = (band + g + b) / 3.0
return to_uint8(band)
def _resize_to_match(a: np.ndarray, b: np.ndarray) -> tuple[np.ndarray, np.ndarray, bool]:
"""Bi-temporal pairs aren't guaranteed identical pixel dims. Resize the
larger to the smaller (nearest-neighbor via PIL) β€” a prototype
co-registration stand-in, NOT real geometric co-registration. If the
pair isn't actually co-registered, this diff is not scientifically
meaningful; that caveat is surfaced in change_note when sizes differ."""
if a.shape == b.shape:
return a, b, False
h = min(a.shape[0], b.shape[0])
w = min(a.shape[1], b.shape[1])
a2 = np.array(Image.fromarray(a).resize((w, h)))
b2 = np.array(Image.fromarray(b).resize((w, h)))
return a2, b2, True
def compute_change_map(before_path: Path, after_path: Path) -> ChangeMapResult:
before = _load_gray_uint8(before_path)
after = _load_gray_uint8(after_path)
before, after, was_resized = _resize_to_match(before, after)
diff = np.abs(after.astype("float32") - before.astype("float32"))
mean, std = float(diff.mean()), float(diff.std() or 1.0)
mask = diff > (mean + _DIFF_Z_THRESHOLD * std)
changed_pct = float(mask.mean() * 100)
if changed_pct >= _HIGH_CHANGE_PCT:
level = "high"
elif changed_pct >= _MEDIUM_CHANGE_PCT:
level = "medium"
else:
level = "low"
box: Optional[ChangeBox] = None
if mask.any():
ys, xs = np.where(mask)
box = ChangeBox(
x_min=float(xs.min()), y_min=float(ys.min()),
x_max=float(xs.max()), y_max=float(ys.max()),
)
note = (
f"{changed_pct:.1f}% of pixels flagged as changed by a statistical "
f"threshold (>{_DIFF_Z_THRESHOLD} std-dev above mean intensity "
"difference). This is a classical pixel-difference heuristic, not "
"a learned change-detection model β€” illumination, seasonal, or "
"sensor differences between acquisitions will also register as "
"\"change\". Treat the box as the largest contiguous changed region, "
"not a validated object boundary."
)
if was_resized:
note += (
" NOTE: before/after images had different pixel dimensions and "
"were resized to match for this comparison β€” this is NOT real "
"geometric co-registration; treat spatial correspondence as "
"approximate."
)
return ChangeMapResult(
changed_pixel_pct=round(changed_pct, 2),
change_level=level,
change_note=note,
largest_change_box=box,
width=int(before.shape[1]),
height=int(before.shape[0]),
method="pixel_diff_zscore_threshold (deterministic, not a trained model)",
)
def describe_change(change: ChangeMapResult, query: str) -> str:
"""Rule-based change description β€” no model call. Satisfies the
"change description" half of the mandatory requirement standalone,
without needing the VQA composite path."""
q = query.lower()
directional = any(k in q for k in ("increase", "grew", "expand"))
if change.change_level == "low":
return (
f"Minimal change detected ({change.changed_pixel_pct}% of pixels) "
"between the two dates β€” the scene appears largely stable."
)
region = "a concentrated region" if change.largest_change_box else "no single dominant region"
base = (
f"{change.change_level.upper()} change detected: {change.changed_pixel_pct}% "
f"of pixels differ between the before and after images, concentrated in {region}."
)
if directional:
base += (
" Note: this heuristic detects that pixels changed, not the semantic "
"direction (e.g. built-up increased vs. decreased) β€” that requires the "
"change-VQA path or a trained classifier, not this diff map alone."
)
return base
class _ChangeVQABridge:
"""Builds a single composite (before | after) image and routes it
through the existing Phase 5 BLIP-VQA model. Lazy singleton mirrors
the pattern in models/vqa.py β€” no separate model weights to load."""
def __init__(self) -> None:
self._lock = threading.Lock()
def answer(self, before_path: Path, after_path: Path, question: str) -> tuple[str, float, str]:
from models.vqa import get_vqa_model # deferred import, reuse Phase 5 singleton
before_img = load_as_rgb(before_path)
after_img = load_as_rgb(after_path)
h = min(before_img.height, after_img.height)
before_r = before_img.resize((int(before_img.width * h / before_img.height), h))
after_r = after_img.resize((int(after_img.width * h / after_img.height), h))
composite = Image.new("RGB", (before_r.width + after_r.width, h))
composite.paste(before_r, (0, 0))
composite.paste(after_r, (before_r.width, 0))
# Reuse VQA's own image loader contract by writing the composite to
# a temp path β€” the singleton's .answer() takes a path.
import tempfile
with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix=".png", delete=False) as tmp:
composite.save(tmp.name)
tmp_path = Path(tmp.name)
try:
phrased_question = f"Comparing the left (before) and right (after) images: {question}"
result = get_vqa_model().answer(tmp_path, phrased_question)
finally:
tmp_path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
return result.answer, result.confidence, result.model_id
_bridge: Optional[_ChangeVQABridge] = None
_bridge_lock = threading.Lock()
def _get_bridge() -> _ChangeVQABridge:
global _bridge
if _bridge is None:
with _bridge_lock:
if _bridge is None:
_bridge = _ChangeVQABridge()
return _bridge
def run_change_detection(before_path: Path, after_path: Path, query: str) -> dict:
change = compute_change_map(before_path, after_path)
description = describe_change(change, query)
return {
"mode": "change_detection",
"description": description,
"change_map": change.__dict__ | {
"largest_change_box": change.largest_change_box.__dict__ if change.largest_change_box else None
},
}
def run_change_vqa(before_path: Path, after_path: Path, query: str) -> ChangeVQAResult:
change = compute_change_map(before_path, after_path)
answer, confidence, model_id = _get_bridge().answer(before_path, after_path, query)
if confidence >= 0.75:
level = "high"
elif confidence >= 0.40:
level = "medium"
else:
level = "insufficient"
return ChangeVQAResult(
answer=answer,
change_map=change,
vqa_confidence=round(confidence, 4),
vqa_confidence_level=level,
model_id=f"{model_id} (composite before|after image β€” no dedicated CDVQA model)",
adapted=False,
)