Internal Geometric Quality Improvement of Optical Remote Sensing Satellite Images with Image Reorientation

When the in-orbit geometric calibration of optical satellite cameras is not performed in a precise or timely manner, optical remote sensing satellite images (ORSSIs) are produced with inaccurate camera parameters. The internal orientation (IO) biases of ORSSIs caused by inaccurate camera parameters...

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Main Authors: Jinshan Cao, Nan Zhou, Haixing Shang, Zhiwei Ye, Zhiqi Zhang
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-01-01
Series:Remote Sensing
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/14/3/471
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author Jinshan Cao
Nan Zhou
Haixing Shang
Zhiwei Ye
Zhiqi Zhang
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Nan Zhou
Haixing Shang
Zhiwei Ye
Zhiqi Zhang
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description When the in-orbit geometric calibration of optical satellite cameras is not performed in a precise or timely manner, optical remote sensing satellite images (ORSSIs) are produced with inaccurate camera parameters. The internal orientation (IO) biases of ORSSIs caused by inaccurate camera parameters show a discontinuous distorted characteristic and cannot be compensated by a simple orientation model. The internal geometric quality of ORSSIs will, therefore, be worse than expected. In this study, from the ORSSI users’ perspective, a feasible internal geometric quality improvement method is presented for ORSSIs with image reorientation. In the presented method, a sensor orientation model, an external orientation (EO) model, and an IO model are successively established. Then, the EO and IO model parameters are estimated with ground control points. Finally, the original image is reoriented with the estimated IO model parameters. Ten HaiYang-1C coastal zone imager (CZI) images, a ZiYuan-3 02 nadir image, a GaoFen-1B panchromatic image, and a GaoFen-1D panchromatic image, were tested. The experimental results showed that the IO biases of ORSSIs caused by inaccurate camera parameters could be effectively eliminated with the presented method. The IO accuracies of all the tested images were improved to better than 1.0 pixel.
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spelling doaj.art-baabed22ac7f4271845b2493701864d92023-11-23T17:38:13ZengMDPI AGRemote Sensing2072-42922022-01-0114347110.3390/rs14030471Internal Geometric Quality Improvement of Optical Remote Sensing Satellite Images with Image ReorientationJinshan Cao0Nan Zhou1Haixing Shang2Zhiwei Ye3Zhiqi Zhang4School of Computer Science, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, ChinaBeijing Institute of Space Mechanics & Electricity, Beijing 100076, ChinaNorthwest Engineering Corporation Limited, Power China Group, Xi’an 710064, ChinaSchool of Computer Science, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, ChinaSchool of Computer Science, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, ChinaWhen the in-orbit geometric calibration of optical satellite cameras is not performed in a precise or timely manner, optical remote sensing satellite images (ORSSIs) are produced with inaccurate camera parameters. The internal orientation (IO) biases of ORSSIs caused by inaccurate camera parameters show a discontinuous distorted characteristic and cannot be compensated by a simple orientation model. The internal geometric quality of ORSSIs will, therefore, be worse than expected. In this study, from the ORSSI users’ perspective, a feasible internal geometric quality improvement method is presented for ORSSIs with image reorientation. In the presented method, a sensor orientation model, an external orientation (EO) model, and an IO model are successively established. Then, the EO and IO model parameters are estimated with ground control points. Finally, the original image is reoriented with the estimated IO model parameters. Ten HaiYang-1C coastal zone imager (CZI) images, a ZiYuan-3 02 nadir image, a GaoFen-1B panchromatic image, and a GaoFen-1D panchromatic image, were tested. The experimental results showed that the IO biases of ORSSIs caused by inaccurate camera parameters could be effectively eliminated with the presented method. The IO accuracies of all the tested images were improved to better than 1.0 pixel.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/14/3/471geometric qualityinternal orientationsensor orientationoptical satellite imagesimage reorientation
spellingShingle Jinshan Cao
Nan Zhou
Haixing Shang
Zhiwei Ye
Zhiqi Zhang
Internal Geometric Quality Improvement of Optical Remote Sensing Satellite Images with Image Reorientation
Remote Sensing
geometric quality
internal orientation
sensor orientation
optical satellite images
image reorientation
title Internal Geometric Quality Improvement of Optical Remote Sensing Satellite Images with Image Reorientation
title_full Internal Geometric Quality Improvement of Optical Remote Sensing Satellite Images with Image Reorientation
title_fullStr Internal Geometric Quality Improvement of Optical Remote Sensing Satellite Images with Image Reorientation
title_full_unstemmed Internal Geometric Quality Improvement of Optical Remote Sensing Satellite Images with Image Reorientation
title_short Internal Geometric Quality Improvement of Optical Remote Sensing Satellite Images with Image Reorientation
title_sort internal geometric quality improvement of optical remote sensing satellite images with image reorientation
topic geometric quality
internal orientation
sensor orientation
optical satellite images
image reorientation
url https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/14/3/471
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