Method and apparatus for performing geo-spatial registration of imagery
CA 2402929 A1 · Owner: Matei, Bodgan · Inventors: Kumar, Rakesh; Levienaise-Obadia, Barbara; Klinedinst, Thomas Edward
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A system and method for accurately mapping between image coordinates and geocoordinates, called geo-spatial registration. The system utilizes the imagery and terrain information contained in the geo-spatial database to precisely align geodetically calibrated reference imagery with an input image e.g. dynamically generated video images and thus achieve a high accuracy , identification of locations within the scene. When a sensor such as a video , camera, images a scene contained in the geo-spatial database the system , recalls a reference image pertaining to the imaged scene. This reference image is aligned very accurately with the sensor's images using a parametric transformation. …
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