Publication Date:
2014-09-18
Description:
The geometric characteristics of LANDSAT 4 images were studied. The extent of image distortion caused by the physical process of writing the LANDSAT 4 images on film was determined. The geometric accuracies inherent in the digital images themselves were characterized. Test materials consisted of film images of test targets generated by the laser beam recorders (LBR), the Optronics Photowrite film writer, and digital image films of a strip 600 lines deep across the full width of band 5 of the Washington, D.C. Thematic Mapper scene. The tests were made by least squares adjustment of an array of measured image points to a corresponding array of control points. The film test array consists of 25 test points, and the image test array consists of 60 test points, resulting in a model that can be used to characterize the low frequency, random geometric distortions of the images. The tests were not suitable for examining jitter or similar high-frequency distortions.
Keywords:
EARTH RESOURCES AND REMOTE SENSING
Type:
LANDSAT-4 Sci. Characterization Early Results, Vol. 3, Pt. 2; p 565-570
Format:
text
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