{"title":"GIFTS SM EDU data processing and algorithms","authors":"J. Tian, David G. Johnson, R. Reisse, M. Gazarik","doi":"10.1109/IGARSS.2007.4422817","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2007.4422817","url":null,"abstract":"The geosynchronous imaging Fourier transform spectrometer (GIFTS) sensor module (SM) engineering demonstration unit (EDU) is a high resolution spectral imager designed to measure infrared (IR) radiances using a Fourier transform spectrometer (FTS). The GIFTS instrument employs three focal plane arrays (FPAs), which gather measurements across the long-wave IR (LWIR), short/mid-wave IR (SMWIR), and visible spectral bands. The raw interferogram measurements are radiometrically and spectrally calibrated to produce radiance spectra, which are further processed to obtain atmospheric profiles via retrieval algorithms. This paper describes the processing algorithms involved in the calibration stage. The calibration procedures can be subdivided into three stages. In the pre-calibration stage, a phase correction algorithm is applied to the decimated and filtered complex interferogram. The resulting imaginary part of the spectrum contains only the noise component of the uncorrected spectrum. Additional random noise reduction can be accomplished by applying a spectral smoothing routine to the phase-corrected blackbody reference spectra. In the radiometric calibration stage, we first compute the spectral responsivity based on the previous results, from which, the calibrated ambient blackbody (ABB), hot blackbody (HBB), and scene spectra can be obtained. During the post-processing stage, we estimate the noise equivalent spectral radiance (NESR) from the calibrated ABB and HBB spectra. We then implement a correction scheme that compensates for the effect of fore-optics offsets. Finally, for off-axis pixels, the FPA off-axis effects correction is performed. To estimate the performance of the entire FPA, we developed an efficient method of generating pixel performance assessments. In addition, a random pixel selection scheme is designed based on the pixel performance evaluation.","PeriodicalId":284711,"journal":{"name":"2007 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123536585","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Deformation monitoring over a large area via the ESD technique with data takes on adjacent tracks","authors":"G. Fornaro, F. Serafino, A. Pauciullo","doi":"10.1109/IGARSS.2007.4423251","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2007.4423251","url":null,"abstract":"Enhanced spatial differences (ESD) is a new processing chain for monitoring ground deformations at small scale over wide areas. Core of the processing is the spatial differencing (SD) step that performs a quick preliminary estimation of the mean deformation velocity and residual topography via spatial differences. We show the results achieved by applying the ESD algorithm to data collected over adjacent tracks for ERS and ENVISAT.","PeriodicalId":284711,"journal":{"name":"2007 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium","volume":"86 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123638695","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Classification comparisons between dual-pol and quad-pol SAR imagery","authors":"T. Ainsworth, Jong-Sen Lee, L. Chang","doi":"10.1109/IGARSS.2007.4422755","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2007.4422755","url":null,"abstract":"We present a study of the polarimetric information content of dual-pol imaging modes, e.g. (HH, HV) and (VV, VH), and compare these against full quad-pol datasets. We discuss classification accuracies for various dual-pol datasets over several terrain/vegetation types with respect to the full quad-pol classification. The linear polarization modes implemented on space borne SAR systems are of primary importance. However, we also consider novel dual-pol modes, e.g. transmitting a circular polarization and receiving both H and V polarizations, and the so-call compact polarimetry models based on dual-pol data. Our primary emphasis is the inter-comparisons amongst the various dual-pol and compact polarimetric modes.","PeriodicalId":284711,"journal":{"name":"2007 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121229084","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xiaoqing Wang, A. Dou, X. Ding, Long Wang, Dongliang Wang
{"title":"Study on GIS and RS based seismic prevention and disaster reduction management information system","authors":"Xiaoqing Wang, A. Dou, X. Ding, Long Wang, Dongliang Wang","doi":"10.1109/IGARSS.2007.4423905","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2007.4423905","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes the requirement of seismic prevention and disaster reduction. Based on the requirement, an GIS and RS based system is introduced, the main sub-system and functions have been described. Some user interfaces are shown as examples which demonstrates the combination of assess modes and data with the GIS.","PeriodicalId":284711,"journal":{"name":"2007 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium","volume":"26 8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121415570","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A binary decision tree classifier implementing logistic regression as a feature selection and classification method and its comparison with maximum likelihood","authors":"H. R. Bittencourt, D. Moraes, V. Haertel","doi":"10.1109/IGARSS.2007.4423159","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2007.4423159","url":null,"abstract":"This study deals with two different approaches to the classification of hyperspectral image data using a multiple stage classifier structured as a binary tree. One approach implements the Gaussian maximum likelihood (GML) decision function at each node of the tree and the second makes use of traditional binary logistic regression (LR). The results obtained by classification of AVIRIS images data are compared with single- stage classifiers.","PeriodicalId":284711,"journal":{"name":"2007 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium","volume":"258 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116199818","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. Tang, Dong-yun Yi, Jubo Zhu, Qiang Luo, Jing Yao
{"title":"TAIC algorithm for the visibility of the elliptical orbits’ satellites","authors":"R. Tang, Dong-yun Yi, Jubo Zhu, Qiang Luo, Jing Yao","doi":"10.1109/IGARSS.2007.4422913","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2007.4422913","url":null,"abstract":"The fast algorithm for satellite visibility is very important in many applications, particularly in the real-time simulation environments. In this paper, a novel algorithm, true anomaly iteration compensation (TAIC) algorithm, is proposed to predict the visibility of the elliptical orbits' satellites. A main property of our algorithm is that it could avoid solving the transcendental equation: Kepler Equation, therefore the computation of the algorithm is very small. Furthermore, a compensation method is used to yield more accurate results. The excellent performance of the algorithm is illustrated by the numerical results. For TAIC algorithm, the error of visibility- time is about 0.21% and the error of the entry-access time instant and the exit-access time instant is about 0.79 seconds.","PeriodicalId":284711,"journal":{"name":"2007 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium","volume":"90 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121486012","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
T. Strozzi, U. Wegmüller, C. Werner, A. Wiesmann, M. Santoro
{"title":"Potential of a C-band SAR mission with 12-day repeat cycle to derive ice surface velocity with interferometry and offset tracking","authors":"T. Strozzi, U. Wegmüller, C. Werner, A. Wiesmann, M. Santoro","doi":"10.1109/IGARSS.2007.4423784","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2007.4423784","url":null,"abstract":"The goal of this contribution is the assessment of the potential of a C-band SAR mission with repeat-pass interval of 12 days - as the intended European satellite system Sentinel-1 - to derive ice surface velocity using SAR interferometry (InSAR) and offset-tracking. For this purpose we investigated ERS-1 SAR data acquired during the ice missions in 1992 and 1994 in 3-day repeat- orbits at Nordaustlandet in the northeast Svalbard archipelago. In 12-days winter InSAR pairs phase decorrellation is mainly observed in areas of high strain rates and, in certain cases, because of snow melting or redistribution through snowfall or wind. Velocity maps derived from these image pairs were found useful to enhance in regions of slow glacier flow the mapping of the surface ice-flow divides previously determined from optical imagery and topographic information. Range-azimuth offset-tracking investigations suggest that the expected error of this method is on the order of 50 m/year and that spatial coverage is generally satisfactory. Application of dual-azimuth offset- tracking, use of HH polarization and enhanced spatial resolution, feasible with Sentinel-1, could enhance the expected error.","PeriodicalId":284711,"journal":{"name":"2007 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121523241","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Polarimetric phase gradient autofocus","authors":"M. Martorella, M. Preiss, B. Haywood, B. Bates","doi":"10.1109/IGARSS.2007.4422747","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2007.4422747","url":null,"abstract":"In the past decade the use of fully polarimetric SAR (polSAR) systems has increased significantly due to their effectiveness in target classification and detection applications. While polSAR imagery has been extensively used to distinguish between different scattering mechanisms in a scene, there has been a lack of research in the exploitation of polarimetry to assist in image formation and in particular autofocus for fine resolution SAR. In this paper an extension of the phase gradient algorithm (PGA) for polSAR imaging is proposed and its effectiveness is tested on simulated and real data.","PeriodicalId":284711,"journal":{"name":"2007 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium","volume":"341 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121531949","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. Wolfe, F. Gao, J. Morisette, G. Ederer, J. Pedelty
{"title":"Improving access to MODIS biophysical science products for NACP investigators","authors":"R. Wolfe, F. Gao, J. Morisette, G. Ederer, J. Pedelty","doi":"10.1109/IGARSS.2007.4422972","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2007.4422972","url":null,"abstract":"MOSIS 4 NACP is a NASA-funded project supporting the North American Carbon Program (NACP). The purpose of this Advancing Collaborative Connections for Earth-Sun System Science (ACCESS) project is to provide researchers with Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) biophysical data products that are custom tailored for use in NACP model studies. Standard MODIS biophysical products provide used to improve our understanding on the climate and ecosystem changes. However, direct uses of the MODIS biophysical parameters are constrained by retrieval quality and cloud contamination. Another challenge that NACP users face is acquiring MODIS data in formats and at spatial-temporal resolutions consistent with other data sets they use. We have been working closely with key NACP users to tailor the MODIS products to fit their needs. First, we provide new temporally smoothed and spatially continuous MODIS biophysical data sets. Second, we are distributing MODIS data at suitable spatial- temporal resolutions and in formats consistent with other data integration into model studies.","PeriodicalId":284711,"journal":{"name":"2007 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121554504","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"RadSTAR L-band imaging scatterometer- performance assessment","authors":"R. Rincon, P. Hildebrand, L. Hilliard","doi":"10.1109/IGARSS.2007.4423964","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2007.4423964","url":null,"abstract":"L-band Imaging Scatterometer (LIS), developed at NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center as part of the RadSTAR initiative, is an airborne imaging radar that combines phased array technology and digital beam forming techniques for the measurement of important scientific parameters. The instrument operates at 1.26 GHz, horizontal polarization, and employs a real-time processor capable of synthesizing multiple beams over a scan range of +/-50 degrees. LIS was flight tested in May 2006 and in January 2007 on board of the NASA P3 aircraft over the Delmarva Peninsula, VA. In this paper we describe the RadSTAR system and present some preliminary analysis of the radar data collected during the test flights.","PeriodicalId":284711,"journal":{"name":"2007 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121635209","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}