CE 603 Topics

• Radiometric Performance and Design of Optical Satellite Cameras
  • Physical principles, radiometry, optics
  • Mission goals & performance requriements
  • Constraints, limitations, costs
  • Reconciliation and optimization
• Geometric Modeling of Optical Satellite Cameras
  • Examples
    • IKONOS, Quickbird, OrbView-3, Spot-5, Eros-A, IRS-1D
  • Physical model
    • Kepler orbit model with polynomial refinement
    • Ephemeris data with polynomial refinement
  • Replacement model
    • Image warping, rubber sheeting
    • RPC coefficients, estimation and application
  • Numerical considerations
• Block Triangulation for frame imagery
  • Bundle method
  • Pass point selection and measurement
  • Ground control points
  • Adjustment and assessment
  • Blunder detection
  • Error propagation
  • Automation
• Exploitation of optical satellite imagery
  • Geopositioning
  • Rectification
  • DEM generation
  • Feature extraction
  • Automation
• Synthetic aperture radar imaging
  • Instrument description
  • Data collection
  • Image formation
  • stereo processing
  • Interferometry
    • Geometry and timing
    • Pairwise registration
    • Generation of interferogram
    • Phase unwrapping
    • DEM generation