Automatic DEM generation using Magellan stereo data

Author

Hensley, Scott ; Shaffer, Scott

Author_Institution

Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA

Volume

3

fYear

1994

fDate

8-12 Aug 1994

Firstpage

1470

Abstract

The Magellan radar instrument collected a large volume of radar stereo images during its two years of operation. In order to make full use of these data an automatic means of generating digital elevation models is required. Because of Magellan´s unique orbital geometry and radar image formation algorithm a number of modifications to the standard stereo processing scheme are required. This paper outlines a stereo algorithm suitable for Magellan data

Keywords

Venus; planetary surfaces; radar imaging; radioastronomical techniques; remote sensing by radar; space vehicles; stereo image processing; synthetic aperture radar; Magellan radar; Magellan stereo data; Venus surface mapping; automatic DEM generation; digital elevation models; orbital geometry; radar image formation algorithm; radar stereo images; stereo algorithm; stereo processing scheme; Airborne radar; Digital elevation models; Instruments; Radar antennas; Radar imaging; Radar scattering; Space vehicles; Spaceborne radar; Synthetic aperture radar; Venus;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1994. IGARSS '94. Surface and Atmospheric Remote Sensing: Technologies, Data Analysis and Interpretation., International

Conference_Location

Pasadena, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1497-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1994.399472

Filename

399472