Resampling methods for the MTI coregistration product

Amy E. Galbraith; James P. Theiler; Steven C. Bender

doi:10.1117/12.485985

23 September 2003 Resampling methods for the MTI coregistration product

Amy E. Galbraith, James P. Theiler, Steven C. Bender

Proceedings Volume 5093, Algorithms and Technologies for Multispectral, Hyperspectral, and Ultraspectral Imagery IX; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.485985
Event: AeroSense 2003, 2003, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

Accurate coregistration of images from the Multispectral Thermal Imager (MTI) is needed to properly align bands for spectral analysis and physical retrievals, such as water surface temperature, land-cover classification, or small target identification. After accounting for spacecraft motion, optical distortion, and geometrical perspective, the irregularly-spaced pixels in the images must be resampled to a common grid. What constitutes an optimal resampling depends, to some extent, on the needs of the user. A good resampling trades off radiometric fidelity, contrast preservation for small objects, and cartographic accuracy -- and achieves this compromise without unreasonable computational effort. The standard MTI coregistration product originally used a weighted-area approach to achieve this irregular resampling, which generally over-smoothes the imagery and reduces the contrast of small objects. Recently, other resampling methods have been implemented to improve the final coregistered image. These methods include nearest-neighbor resampling and a tunable, distance-weighted resampling. We will discuss the pros and cons of various resampling methods applied to MTI images, and show results of comparing the contrast of small objects before and after resampling.

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Amy E. Galbraith, James P. Theiler, and Steven C. Bender "Resampling methods for the MTI coregistration product", Proc. SPIE 5093, Algorithms and Technologies for Multispectral, Hyperspectral, and Ultraspectral Imagery IX, (23 September 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.485985

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