Sensors and Image Data Products

2015 ◽  
pp. 37-76 ◽  
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2015 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 805-815 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brett A. Hooper ◽  
Becky Van Pelt ◽  
J. Z. Williams ◽  
J. P. Dugan ◽  
M. Yi ◽  
...  

AbstractThe Airborne Remote Optical Spotlight System (AROSS) family of sensors consists of airborne imaging systems that provide passive, high-dynamic range, time series image data and has been used successfully to characterize currents and bathymetry of nearshore ocean, tidal flat, and riverine environments. AROSS–multispectral polarimeter (AROSS-MSP) is a 12-camera system that extends this time series capability to simultaneous color and polarization measurements for the full linear polarization of the imaged scene in red, green, and blue, and near-infrared (RGB–NIR) wavelength bands. Color and polarimetry provide unique information for retrieving dynamic environmental parameters over a larger area (square kilometers) than is possible with typical in situ measurements. This particular field of optical remote sensing is developing rapidly, and simultaneous color and polarimetric data are expected to enable the development of a number of additional important environmental data products, such as the improved ability to image the subsurface water column or maximizing wave contrast to improve oceanographic parameter retrievals of wave spectra and wave heights.One of the main obstacles to providing good-quality polarimetric image data from a multicamera system is the ability to accurately merge imagery from the cameras to a subpixel level. This study shows that the imagery from AROSS-MSP can be merged to an accuracy better than one-twentieth of a pixel, comparing two different automated algorithmic techniques. This paper describes the architecture of AROSS-MSP, the approach for providing simultaneous color and polarization imagery in space and time, an error analysis to characterize the measurements, and example color and polarization data products from ocean wave imagery.


2021 ◽  
Vol 217 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xu Tan ◽  
Jianjun Liu ◽  
Xiaoxia Zhang ◽  
Wei Yan ◽  
Wangli Chen ◽  
...  

AbstractThe Tianwen-1 mission is China’s first Mars exploration mission. To complete the scientific objectives of “orbiting, landing, and patrolling” in one mission, thirteen instruments for acquiring multi-disciplinary data are configured. The data products with rich ancillary data and flexible structures will facilitate the data application. To integrate the requirements of experts from disparate disciplines and leverage new information technologies, a complete redesign of data products is promoted in the Tianwen-1 mission. We discuss the whole process of data product generation from the data pipeline design to data validation. We design the various data products according to the application requirements of each data type, including radar echo data, spectrum data, image data, energy spectrum data, magnetic field data, meteorological data, and acoustic data. Since various error sources will exist in the generation chain of the data products, data validation is essential before release to the public; the validation activities are discussed at the end. We deliver these scientific products to the community in a timely manner, with ancillary information and quality information. This paper can provide practical reference for Tianwen-1 data application.


2005 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 400-411 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiangui Liu ◽  
John R Miller ◽  
Driss Haboudane ◽  
Elizabeth Pattey ◽  
Michel C Nolin

2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (H15) ◽  
pp. 803-803
Author(s):  
N. A. Walton ◽  
J. Drew ◽  
E. Gonzalez-Solares ◽  
M. J. Irwin

AbstractWe highlight the IPHAS Data Releases and how access to the primary data products has been implemented through use of standard virtual observatory (VO) publishing interfaces as provided by the Astro- Grid system. The IPHAS Early Data release (EDR), is a photometric catalogue of more than 200 million unique objects, coupled with associated image data covering more than 1000 square degrees in three colours. These data represent the largest data sets to date published solely through Virtual Observatory interfaces.


Author(s):  
Robert M. Glaeser ◽  
Bing K. Jap

The dynamical scattering effect, which can be described as the failure of the first Born approximation, is perhaps the most important factor that has prevented the widespread use of electron diffraction intensities for crystallographic structure determination. It would seem to be quite certain that dynamical effects will also interfere with structure analysis based upon electron microscope image data, whenever the dynamical effect seriously perturbs the diffracted wave. While it is normally taken for granted that the dynamical effect must be taken into consideration in materials science applications of electron microscopy, very little attention has been given to this problem in the biological sciences.


Author(s):  
Richard S. Chemock

One of the most common tasks in a typical analysis lab is the recording of images. Many analytical techniques (TEM, SEM, and metallography for example) produce images as their primary output. Until recently, the most common method of recording images was by using film. Current PS/2R systems offer very large capacity data storage devices and high resolution displays, making it practical to work with analytical images on PS/2s, thereby sidestepping the traditional film and darkroom steps. This change in operational mode offers many benefits: cost savings, throughput, archiving and searching capabilities as well as direct incorporation of the image data into reports.The conventional way to record images involves film, either sheet film (with its associated wet chemistry) for TEM or PolaroidR film for SEM and light microscopy. Although film is inconvenient, it does have the highest quality of all available image recording techniques. The fine grained film used for TEM has a resolution that would exceed a 4096x4096x16 bit digital image.


Author(s):  
Klaus-Ruediger Peters

Differential hysteresis processing is a new image processing technology that provides a tool for the display of image data information at any level of differential contrast resolution. This includes the maximum contrast resolution of the acquisition system which may be 1,000-times higher than that of the visual system (16 bit versus 6 bit). All microscopes acquire high precision contrasts at a level of <0.01-25% of the acquisition range in 16-bit - 8-bit data, but these contrasts are mostly invisible or only partially visible even in conventionally enhanced images. The processing principle of the differential hysteresis tool is based on hysteresis properties of intensity variations within an image.Differential hysteresis image processing moves a cursor of selected intensity range (hysteresis range) along lines through the image data reading each successive pixel intensity. The midpoint of the cursor provides the output data. If the intensity value of the following pixel falls outside of the actual cursor endpoint values, then the cursor follows the data either with its top or with its bottom, but if the pixels' intensity value falls within the cursor range, then the cursor maintains its intensity value.


Author(s):  
M.F. Schmid ◽  
R. Dargahi ◽  
M. W. Tam

Electron crystallography is an emerging field for structure determination as evidenced by a number of membrane proteins that have been solved to near-atomic resolution. Advances in specimen preparation and in data acquisition with a 400kV microscope by computer controlled spot scanning mean that our ability to record electron image data will outstrip our capacity to analyze it. The computed fourier transform of these images must be processed in order to provide a direct measurement of amplitudes and phases needed for 3-D reconstruction.In anticipation of this processing bottleneck, we have written a program that incorporates a menu-and mouse-driven procedure for auto-indexing and refining the reciprocal lattice parameters in the computed transform from an image of a crystal. It is linked to subsequent steps of image processing by a system of data bases and spawned child processes; data transfer between different program modules no longer requires manual data entry. The progress of the reciprocal lattice refinement is monitored visually and quantitatively. If desired, the processing is carried through the lattice distortion correction (unbending) steps automatically.


Author(s):  
B. Roy Frieden

Despite the skill and determination of electro-optical system designers, the images acquired using their best designs often suffer from blur and noise. The aim of an “image enhancer” such as myself is to improve these poor images, usually by digital means, such that they better resemble the true, “optical object,” input to the system. This problem is notoriously “ill-posed,” i.e. any direct approach at inversion of the image data suffers strongly from the presence of even a small amount of noise in the data. In fact, the fluctuations engendered in neighboring output values tend to be strongly negative-correlated, so that the output spatially oscillates up and down, with large amplitude, about the true object. What can be done about this situation? As we shall see, various concepts taken from statistical communication theory have proven to be of real use in attacking this problem. We offer below a brief summary of these concepts.


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