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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2007
Shen-en Qian, Brossard, CA;
Hisham Othman, Longueuil, CA;
Shen-En Qian, Brossard, CA;
Hisham Othman, Longueuil, CA;
Canadian Space Agency, St-Hubert, Quebec, CA;
Abstract
Methods and systems for increasing the signal-to-noise ratio for satellite sensor data or signals, such as hyperspectral imageries (also referred to as datacubes due to their 3-dimensional nature). This is done by reducing the noise in the data or signals by first elevating the noise level temporarily for effective denoising. The denoising process is then performed in this condition and the noise level is then reversibly de-elevated after denoising. The denoising process comprises noise removal in both the spectral and the spatial domains. Once the denoising process is complete, the data is converted back from the spectral and spatial domains. Since this reconstruction process introduces errors, these errors are compensated for using the components from both the original data and denoised data filtered by the low pass filters.