Method for Vector Map Protection based on using of a Watermark Image as a Secondary Carrier

Yuliya Vybornova, Vladislav Sergeev

2019

Abstract

In this paper, we present a study of the watermarking method for vector cartographic data based on a cyclic shift of a polygon vertex list. We propose a method modification to provide an accurate authentication procedure, as well as to increase the method robustness against map contents modification. The main idea of the improved method is to use a noise-like image as a secondary carrier for a watermark, represented in the form of a bit vector. An algorithm for construction of a noise-like image carrying a watermark sequence, as well as an algorithm for extraction of such a sequence, are given. An experimental study explores the information capacity of the carrier image and its robustness against quantization and noise adding, i.e. distortions simulating the embedding into map objects. The efficiency of the method is also demonstrated on real cartographic data. Conclusions comprise optimal parameters for reliable extraction depending on the number of polygons on the vector map.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Vybornova Y. and Sergeev V. (2019). Method for Vector Map Protection based on using of a Watermark Image as a Secondary Carrier.In Proceedings of the 16th International Joint Conference on e-Business and Telecommunications - Volume 2: SECRYPT, ISBN 978-989-758-378-0, pages 284-293. DOI: 10.5220/0007932402840293

in Bibtex Style

@conference{secrypt19,
author={Yuliya Vybornova and Vladislav Sergeev},
title={Method for Vector Map Protection based on using of a Watermark Image as a Secondary Carrier},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 16th International Joint Conference on e-Business and Telecommunications - Volume 2: SECRYPT,},
year={2019},
pages={284-293},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0007932402840293},
isbn={978-989-758-378-0},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 16th International Joint Conference on e-Business and Telecommunications - Volume 2: SECRYPT,
TI - Method for Vector Map Protection based on using of a Watermark Image as a Secondary Carrier
SN - 978-989-758-378-0
AU - Vybornova Y.
AU - Sergeev V.
PY - 2019
SP - 284
EP - 293
DO - 10.5220/0007932402840293