An MTF-based spectral distortion minimizing model for pan-sharpening of very high resolution multispectral images of urban areas | IEEE Conference Publication | IEEE Xplore

An MTF-based spectral distortion minimizing model for pan-sharpening of very high resolution multispectral images of urban areas


Abstract:

This work presents a viable solution to the problem of merging multispectral image with an arbitrary number of spectral bands with a higher-resolution panchromatic observ...Show More

Abstract:

This work presents a viable solution to the problem of merging multispectral image with an arbitrary number of spectral bands with a higher-resolution panchromatic observation. The proposed method relies on the generalized Laplacian pyramid, which is a multiscale oversampled structure in which spatial details are mapped on different scales. The goal is to selectively perform spatial-frequencies spectrum substitution from an image to another with the constraint of thoroughly retaining the spectral information of the coarser data. To this end, a vector injection model has been defined: at each pixel, the detail vector to be added is always parallel to the approximation. Furthermore, its components are scaled by factors measuring the ratio of local gains between the multispectral and panchromatic data. Such a model is calculated at a coarser resolution where both types of data are available extended to the finer resolution by embedding the modulation transfer functions of the multispectral scanner into the multiresolution analysis. In this way, the interband structure model can be extended to the higher resolution without the drawback of the poor enhancement occurring when the model assumes MTFs close to be ideal. Results are presented and discussed on very high resolution QuickBird data of an urban area.
Date of Conference: 22-23 May 2003
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 24 October 2011
Print ISBN:0-7803-7719-2
Conference Location: Berlin, Germany

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