A Multi-level Watermarking Algorithm for RasterGeographic Data Based on Watermark Information Segmentation Mechanism

This paper presents a multi-level digital watermarking algorithm suitable for raster geographic data. First, the new problems caused by the multi-level distribution of raster geographic data and its impact on watermark embedding/detection are analyzed; and then, a watermark information segmentation mechanism is designed, the multi-level watermark embedding strategy is established on this basis, thereby building the multi-level digital watermarking algorithm of raster geographic data based on the watermark segmentation mechanism with the traditional robust digital watermarking algorithm as the prototype; finally, the experimental comparison and analysis of the multi-level watermarking algorithm and the prototype algorithm are made. Results show that the proposed multi-level digital watermarking algorithm not only maintains the performance of the prototype algorithm, but also effectively solves new problems caused by the multi-level circulation of raster geographic data, such as multi-copyright protection and multi-user tracking, and has a high practical value.