Geo-registration and Geo-location Using Two Airborne Video Sensors

• Published in: IEEE transactions on aerospace and electronic systems Vol. 56; no. 4; pp. 2910 - 2921
• Main Authors: Taghavi, Ehsan, Song, Dan, Tharmarasa, Ratnasingham, Kirubarajan, Thiagalingam, McDonald, Mike, Balaji, Bhashyam, Brown, Daly
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01.08.2020; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Airborne sensing; Airborne surveillance; Algorithms; Atmospheric modeling; Bias; Cameras; Computer simulation; Cost function; geo-registration; ground target tracking; Image resolution; Infrared cameras; Lower bounds; Mapping; multisensor fusion; Optical imaging; Registration; Sensor systems; Sensors; Surveillance; Surveillance systems; Unmanned aerial vehicles; Video data; video geo-location; video tracking

Geo-registration and geo-location of data collected by video sensors such as electro-optical and infrared cameras are two fundamental steps in the airborne surveillance of ground targets. With the availability of high-resolution imaging sensors and detailed mapping or terrain data sources, video dat...