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Considerations for blending data from various sensors

Sixth Annual Pecora Symposium and Exposition
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Edited by: Anthony R. Barringer

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Abstract

A project is being proposed at the EROS Data Center to blend the information from sensors aboard various satellites. The problems of, and considerations for, blending data from several satellite-borne sensors are discussed. System descriptions of the sensors aboard the HCMM, TIROS-N, GOES-D, Landsat 3, Landsat D, Seasat, SPOT, Stereosat, and NOSS satellites, and the quantity, quality, image dimensions, and availability of these data are summaries to define attributes of a multi-sensor satellite data base.


Unique configurations of equipment, storage, media, and specialized hardware to meet the data system requirement are described as well as archival media and improved sensors that will be on-line within the next 5 years. Definitions and rigor required for blending various sensor data are given. Problems of merging data from the same sensor (intrasensor comparison) and from different sensors (intersensor comparison), the characteristics and advantages of cross-calibration of data, and integration of data into a product matrix field are addressed. Data processing considerations as affected by formation, resolution, and problems of merging large data sets, and organization of data bases for blending data are presented. Examples utilizing GOES and Landsat data are presented to demonstrate techniques of data blending, and recommendations for future implementation of a set of standard scenes and their characteristics necessary for optimal data blending are discussed.

Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Considerations for blending data from various sensors
Series title Sixth Annual Pecora Symposium and Exposition
Year Published 1980
Language English
Publisher Society of Exploration Geophysicists
Publisher location Tulsa, OK
Description 1 p.
Larger Work Type Article
Larger Work Subtype Journal Article
Larger Work Title Sixth Annual Pecora Symposium and Exposition
First page 56
Last page 56
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