MISR photogrammetric data reduction for geophysical retrievals

Author

Jovanovic, Veljko M. ; Smyth, Michael M. ; Zong, Jia ; Ando, Robert ; Bothwell, Graham W.

Author_Institution

Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA

Volume

36

Issue

4

fYear

1998

fDate

7/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1290

Lastpage

1301

Abstract

The theoretical concept, based on modern photogrammetric methods, underlying the design of the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) science data processing system, responsible for the autonomous and continuous georectification of multiangle imagery, is the subject of this paper. The algorithm partitions effort between the MISR Science Computing Facility and the Earth Observing System (EOS) Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC) in a way that minimizes the amount of processing required at the latter location to rectify and map project remotely sensed data online, as it comes from the instrument. The algorithm deals with the following issues: (1) removal of the errors introduced by inaccurate navigation and attitude data; (2) removal of the distortions introduced by surface topography; (3) attainment of a balance between limited hardware resources, huge data volume and processing requirements, and autonomous and nonstop aspects of the production system

Keywords

geophysical signal processing; geophysical techniques; photogrammetry; topography (Earth); DAAC; Distributed Active Archive Center; EOS; Earth Observing System; MISR; Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer; Science Computing Facility; algorithm; distortion; error removal; geophysical measurement technique; geophysical retrieval; georectification; image rectification; land surface topography; multiangle imagery; photogrammetric data reduction; photogrammetry; signal processing; Data processing; Design methodology; Distributed computing; Earth Observing System; Geophysics computing; Information retrieval; Instruments; Navigation; Partitioning algorithms; Spectroradiometers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0196-2892

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/36.701079

Filename

701079