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Traditional methods for multi-scale representation of remote sensing images often struggle to simplify local details of individual targets while preserving the overall characteristics of target groups. These methods also encounter issues such as transitional texture distortion and rough final boundaries. This paper proposes a novel multi-scale representation method for remote sensing images based on computer vision techniques, which effectively maintains the overall characteristics of target groups. Initially, the K-means algorithm is employed to distinguish between islands and oceans. Subsequently, a superpixel segmentation algorithm is used to aggregate island groups and simplify the generated boundaries. Finally, texture synthesis and transfer are applied based on the original image to produce the aggregated island images. 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