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Geometric accuracy of Landsat-4 and Landsat-5 Thematic Mapper images.

Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing
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Abstract

The geometric accuracy of the Landsat Thematic Mappers was assessed by a linear least-square comparison of the positions of conspicuous ground features in digital images with their geographic locations as determined from 1:24 000-scale maps. For a Landsat-5 image, the single-dimension standard deviations of the standard digital product, and of this image with additional linear corrections, are 11.2 and 10.3 m, respectively (0.4 pixel). An F-test showed that skew and affine distortion corrections are not significant. At this level of accuracy, the granularity of the digital image and the probable inaccuracy of the 1:24 000 maps began to affect the precision of the comparison. The tested image, even with a moderate accuracy loss in the digital-to-graphic conversion, meets National Horizontal Map Accuracy standards for scales of 1:100 000 and smaller. Two Landsat-4 images, obtained with the Multispectral Scanner on and off, and processed by an interim software system, contain significant skew and affine distortions. -Authors
Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Geometric accuracy of Landsat-4 and Landsat-5 Thematic Mapper images.
Series title Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing
Volume 51
Issue 12
Year Published 1985
Language English
Larger Work Type Article
Larger Work Subtype Journal Article
Larger Work Title Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing
First page 1893
Last page 1898
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