Multisensor aerial image registration using direct histogram specification

Multisensor image registration is a difficult problem. In this paper, we give a new registration method using direct histogram specification technique. We find that after using histogram specification, the resulting images with the same view look more similar, though the original images gained by different sensors differ much in intensity. Based on this property, a novel approach to find matching block pairs is proposed. The centers of the block pairs are used as control points (cps). We also use the cluster method of the nearest function criterion to test the correctness of the cps and discard wrong ones. The algorithm has been tested by many aerial images of different sensors. The effectiveness is illustrated by the experimental results.