For satellite remote sensing, radiances received at the sensor are not only affected by the atmosphere but also by the topographic properties of the terrain surface. As a result, atmospheric correction alone does not yield output images that truly reflect terrain surface properties, namely surface reflectance (bidirectional reflectance factor, BRF) of objects on the earth surface. Following the...

The proposed Earth observation (EO) based value adding system (EO VAS), hereafter identified as AutoCloud+, consists of an innovative EO image understanding system (EO IUS) design and implementation capable of automatic spatial context sensitive cloud/cloud shadow detection in multi source multi spectral (MS) EO imagery, whether or not radiometrically calibrated, acquired by multiple platforms,...

Digital orthoimage is a widely used cartographic product, either as a complement to the traditional topographic map-when the latter has not been updated-or to allow the extraction of different kinds of information. The geometric precision of an orthoimage is strongly dependent on the quality of the Digital Elevation Model (DEM) and the geometric correction algorithm used. It is well known that ...

In this article global estimates of 100-yr return values of wind speed and significant wave height are presented. These estimates are based on the ECMWF 40-yr Re-Analysis (ERA-40) data and are linearly corrected using estimates based on buoy data. This correction is supported by global Topographic Ocean Experiment (TOPEX) altimeter data estimates. The calculation of return values is based on th...

While an increasing number of cities is using 3D geo-information, applications like infrastructure planning and the assessment of environmental impact by noise, wind and air pollution require 3D geo-information over areas covering multiple municipalities. To enable such applications a national 3D landscape model has been produced in the Netherlands by automated fusion of the national 1:10,000 s...

Three flight lines over high-alpine terrain have been recorded with the imaging spectrometer DAIS7915 in August 2002. The aim of this campaign was the derivation of broadband albedo to support distributed energy-balance modelling. The data was successfully ortho-rectified and a vicarious calibration as well as topographic-atmospheric correction were performed. To enable the derivation and inves...

Combining the biological specificity of fluorescence microscopy with topographical features revealed by atomic force microscopy (AFM) provides new insights into cell biology. However, the lack of systematic alignment capabilities especially in scanning-tip AFM has limited the combined application approach as AFM drift leads to increasing image mismatch over time. We present an alignment correct...

The ortho-rectification of satellite images is normally a timeconsuming and expensive task. It can strongly benefit from automatic or semiautomatic procedures in order to avoid field work for ground control survey. This article presents an automated method to automatically georeference satellite images acquired by the ASTER sensor. The method is based on automatic matching of images and Digital...

The ability to measure land surface topography over large areas to assess natural hazard threats posed by seismic and flooding events is a critical, international need. Interferometric synthetic aperture radar (INSAR) has been used to map topography; however, accuracies are limited because observations are not measurements of true surface topography over vegetated areas. Instead, the measuremen...