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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2016
Chiman Kwan, Rockville, MD (US);
Chiman Kwan, Rockville, MD (US);
Other;
Abstract
The present invention is to incorporate a novel two-step image registration algorithm that can achieve sub-pixel accuracy in order to provide a method and system that can significantly improve the remote monitoring performance of coral reefs and volcanoes using a future NASA remote imager known as HyspIRI, by increasing the spatial and temporal resolution of remote sensing data from multiple satellites. Our invention focuses on change detection, multiple images registration, target detection, coral reef and volcano monitoring. The objectives are achieved by accurate and early change detection in coral health, and volcanic activities, such as, by detecting color changes in crater lakes; accurate bottom-type classification in coral reefs; accurate concentration estimation of SO, volcanic ashes, etc.; high temporal resolution of monitoring so that early mitigation steps can be activated; and high spatial resolution in multispectral and hyperspectral images. The same system can also be applied to other remote monitoring applications, such as, soil moisture monitoring.