Remote Sensing

  1. Image Pre-processing
    1. Radiometric Corrections
      1. Sensor Calibration
        1. Dark Current Correction
          1. Flat Field Correction
            1. Gain and Offset Correction
            2. Atmospheric Correction
              1. Atmospheric Effects
                1. Correction Methods
                  1. Dark Object Subtraction
                    1. Empirical Line Method
                      1. Radiative Transfer Models
                      2. Atmospheric Parameter Estimation
                      3. Topographic Correction
                        1. Illumination Effects
                          1. Slope and Aspect Calculations
                            1. Correction Algorithms
                            2. Sun Angle Normalization
                            3. Geometric Corrections
                              1. Sources of Geometric Distortion
                                1. Platform Motion
                                  1. Earth Rotation
                                    1. Terrain Relief
                                      1. Sensor Characteristics
                                      2. Geometric Correction Process
                                        1. Ground Control Points
                                          1. Transformation Models
                                            1. Polynomial Transformations
                                              1. Rational Functions
                                                1. Rigorous Models
                                              2. Image Registration
                                                1. Reference Image Selection
                                                  1. Control Point Collection
                                                    1. Accuracy Assessment
                                                    2. Orthorectification
                                                      1. Digital Elevation Models
                                                        1. Orthoimage Generation
                                                          1. Accuracy Requirements
                                                          2. Resampling Methods
                                                            1. Nearest Neighbor
                                                              1. Bilinear Interpolation
                                                                1. Cubic Convolution
                                                                  1. Resampling Considerations