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To address the variability and complexity of attack types, this paper proposes a multi-instance zero-watermarking algorithm that goes beyond the conventional one-to-one watermarking approach. Inspired by the class-instance paradigm in object-oriented programming, this algorithm constructs multiple zero watermarks from a single vector geographic dataset to enhance resilience against diverse attacks. Normalization is applied to eliminate dimensional and deformation inconsistencies, ensuring robustness against non-uniform scaling attacks. Feature triangle construction and angle selection are further utilized to provide resistance to interpolation and compression attacks. Moreover, angular features confer robustness against translation, uniform scaling, and rotation attacks. Experimental results demonstrate the superior robustness of the proposed algorithm, with normalized correlation values consistently maintaining 1.00 across various attack scenarios. Compared with existing methods, the algorithm exhibits superior comprehensive robustness, effectively safeguarding the copyright of vector geographic data.

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Title
Multi-Instance Zero-Watermarking Algorithm for Vector Geographic Data
Author
Zhou, Qifei 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Lin, Yan 2 ; Wang, Zihao 2 ; Ren, Na 3 ; Zhu, Changqing 4 

 School of Geoscience and Technology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China; [email protected] 
 Hunan Engineering Research Center of Geographic Information Security and Application, Changsha 410017, China; The Third Surveying and Mapping Institute of Hunan Province, Changsha 410018, China 
 Hunan Engineering Research Center of Geographic Information Security and Application, Changsha 410017, China; Key Laboratory of Virtual Geographic Environment, Nanjing Normal University, Ministry of Education, Nanjing 210023, China; [email protected]; State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base of Geographical Environment Evolution (Jiangsu Province), Nanjing 210023, China; Jiangsu Center for Collaborative Innovation in Geographical Information Resource Development and Application, Nanjing 210023, China 
 Key Laboratory of Virtual Geographic Environment, Nanjing Normal University, Ministry of Education, Nanjing 210023, China; [email protected]; State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base of Geographical Environment Evolution (Jiangsu Province), Nanjing 210023, China; Jiangsu Center for Collaborative Innovation in Geographical Information Resource Development and Application, Nanjing 210023, China 
Volume
14
Issue
2
First page
54
Publication year
2025
Publication date
2025
Publisher
MDPI AG
Place of publication
Basel
Country of publication
Switzerland
Publication subject
e-ISSN
22209964
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
Document type
Journal Article
Publication history
 
 
Online publication date
2025-01-30
Milestone dates
2024-12-04 (Received); 2025-01-27 (Accepted)
Publication history
 
 
   First posting date
30 Jan 2025
ProQuest document ID
3171008553
Document URL
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2025-02-26
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ProQuest One Academic