Multi-View Data-Based Layover Information Compensation Method for SAR Image Mosaic

Currently, massive Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) images acquired from numerous SAR satellites have been widely utilized in various fields, and image mosaicking technology provides important support and assistance for these applications. The traditional mosaic method selects specific SAR images that...

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Main Authors: Rui Liu, Feng Wang, Niangang Jiao, Hongjian You, Yuxin Hu, Guangyao Zhou, Yao Chen
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-01-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/16/3/564
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author Rui Liu
Feng Wang
Niangang Jiao
Hongjian You
Yuxin Hu
Guangyao Zhou
Yao Chen
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Feng Wang
Niangang Jiao
Hongjian You
Yuxin Hu
Guangyao Zhou
Yao Chen
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description Currently, massive Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) images acquired from numerous SAR satellites have been widely utilized in various fields, and image mosaicking technology provides important support and assistance for these applications. The traditional mosaic method selects specific SAR images that can cover the region of interest (ROI) from redundant data to produce “One Map”. However, an SAR image suffers from severe geometric distortion, especially in mountainous areas, which inevitably reduces the utilization of mosaic image. Therefore, a multi-view data-based layover information compensation (MDLIC) method for SAR image mosaic is proposed, aiming to take full advantage of multi-view data to compensate for the missing information in the layover area of the SAR image. This is performed to improve the information content of the mosaic image and realize efficient thematic information extraction and analysis. First, the calculation of the object-space extent of all images and the division of object-space grid are completed on the basis of geometric and radiometric preprocessing. Then, according to the transformation relationship between the object-space and the image-space, the sampling rate image of each image corresponding to the object-space grid is generated, which determines the layover area and the layover degree in each image. Finally, the information compensation strategy is implemented in accordance with the sampling rate image to realize the compensation of the layover information. The feasibility and effectiveness of the MDLIC method are verified by using multiple SAR images from the Chinese Gaofen-3 01 satellite as datasets for experiments. The experimental results indicate that the MDLIC method can obtain mosaic images with richer information compared with the traditional method, while still providing satisfactory results.
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spelling doaj.art-b16bc72934ae439da06a972db0ca2f672024-02-09T15:21:29ZengMDPI AGRemote Sensing2072-42922024-01-0116356410.3390/rs16030564Multi-View Data-Based Layover Information Compensation Method for SAR Image MosaicRui Liu0Feng Wang1Niangang Jiao2Hongjian You3Yuxin Hu4Guangyao Zhou5Yao Chen6Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100094, ChinaAerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100094, ChinaAerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100094, ChinaAerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100094, ChinaAerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100094, ChinaAerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100094, ChinaAerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100094, ChinaCurrently, massive Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) images acquired from numerous SAR satellites have been widely utilized in various fields, and image mosaicking technology provides important support and assistance for these applications. The traditional mosaic method selects specific SAR images that can cover the region of interest (ROI) from redundant data to produce “One Map”. However, an SAR image suffers from severe geometric distortion, especially in mountainous areas, which inevitably reduces the utilization of mosaic image. Therefore, a multi-view data-based layover information compensation (MDLIC) method for SAR image mosaic is proposed, aiming to take full advantage of multi-view data to compensate for the missing information in the layover area of the SAR image. This is performed to improve the information content of the mosaic image and realize efficient thematic information extraction and analysis. First, the calculation of the object-space extent of all images and the division of object-space grid are completed on the basis of geometric and radiometric preprocessing. Then, according to the transformation relationship between the object-space and the image-space, the sampling rate image of each image corresponding to the object-space grid is generated, which determines the layover area and the layover degree in each image. Finally, the information compensation strategy is implemented in accordance with the sampling rate image to realize the compensation of the layover information. The feasibility and effectiveness of the MDLIC method are verified by using multiple SAR images from the Chinese Gaofen-3 01 satellite as datasets for experiments. The experimental results indicate that the MDLIC method can obtain mosaic images with richer information compared with the traditional method, while still providing satisfactory results.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/16/3/564Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)mosaiclayoverinformation compensationmulti-view data
spellingShingle Rui Liu
Feng Wang
Niangang Jiao
Hongjian You
Yuxin Hu
Guangyao Zhou
Yao Chen
Multi-View Data-Based Layover Information Compensation Method for SAR Image Mosaic
Remote Sensing
Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)
mosaic
layover
information compensation
multi-view data
title Multi-View Data-Based Layover Information Compensation Method for SAR Image Mosaic
title_full Multi-View Data-Based Layover Information Compensation Method for SAR Image Mosaic
title_fullStr Multi-View Data-Based Layover Information Compensation Method for SAR Image Mosaic
title_full_unstemmed Multi-View Data-Based Layover Information Compensation Method for SAR Image Mosaic
title_short Multi-View Data-Based Layover Information Compensation Method for SAR Image Mosaic
title_sort multi view data based layover information compensation method for sar image mosaic
topic Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)
mosaic
layover
information compensation
multi-view data
url https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/16/3/564
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