Due to differing optics, sensor characteristics, and hardware processing employed by video cameras, the resulting colors produced by two cameras can be very different, thus complicating the task of computer vision applications. While various color correction methods exist to deal with this problem, most involve strong assumptions, such as constant illumination, that are, in general, unsatisfied...

Recently, a light sheet-based technique called objective-coupled planar illumination (OCPI) microscopy [Holekamp et al., Neuron 57, 661 (2008)] was shown to permit low-phototoxicity, high-speed, three-dimensional fluorescence imaging of extended tissue samples. Here, we introduce two major improvements in OCPI microscopy. First, we miniaturize the objective coupler by using a uniaxial gradient-...

Illumination correction is a method used for removing the influence of light coming from the environment and of other distorting factors in the image capturing process. An algorithm based on the luminance mapping is proposed that can be used to remove low frequency variations in the intensity, and to increase the contrast in low contrast areas when necessary. Moreover, the algorithm can be empl...

The NSW Forests Taskforce within Environment Australia purchased multi-temporal Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) data ranging in dates from 1987 through to 1999 for use in the NSW Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) process. The geometrically and radiometrically corrected multi-temporal mosaics were used to assist in mapping and updating of wilderness areas, old-growth forest and disturbance history la...

Retinal images are frequently corrupted by unwanted variations in intensity that occur due to general imperfections in the image acquisition process. This inhomogeneous illumination across the retina can limit the useful information accessible within the acquired image. Specifically, this can lead to serious difficulties when performing image processing tasks requiring quantitative analysis of ...

Spectro-directional surface measurements can either be performed in the field or within a laboratory setup. Laboratory measurements have the advantage of constant illumination and neglectable atmospheric disturbances. On the other hand, artificial light sources are usually less parallel and less homogeneous than the clear sky solar illumination. To account for these differences and for determin...