RapidEye Satellite Image Quality Analysis and Solutions for Its True Color Composition

Author

Zeng Yu ; Zhang Jixian ; Wang Guangliang ; Li Yingcheng

Author_Institution

Chinese Acad. of Surveying & Mapping, Beijing, China

fYear

2011

fDate

10-12 Jan. 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

RapidEye is a constellation of five satellites run by Germany. It has a wide application prospect due to its advantages of wide coverage, short repetition cycle, high resolution and abundant multi-spectral bands. This paper analyzes and evaluates RapidEye satellite image quality from the aspects of spatial resolution, band synchronization, information content and band correlation, and then makes a thorough study on the schemes of its true color composition. It proposes a "RedNewGreen-Blue" band composition scheme that simulates natural true color. Some valuable and constructive conclusions are also drawn by this paper.

Keywords

image colour analysis; image resolution; remote sensing; satellite communication; synchronisation; Germany; RapidEye satellite image quality analysis; Red-NewGreen-Blue; abundant multispectral band; band correlation; band synchronization; five satellite constellation; high resolution band; information content; short repetition cycle; spatial resolution; true color composition;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Multi-Platform/Multi-Sensor Remote Sensing and Mapping (M2RSM), 2011 International Workshop on

Conference_Location

Xiamen

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-9402-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/M2RSM.2011.5697418

Filename

5697418