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Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing
Journal canadien de télédétection
Volume 23, 1997 - Issue 3
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The Effect of Unresolved Scene Elements on the Spectral Response of Calibration Targets: An Example

Pages 252-256 | Published online: 31 Jul 2014
 

RÉSUMÉ

L'étalonnage des données images au moyen de la technique de la droite empirique requiert que la réflectance spectrale des éléments pseudo-invariants (pifs) soit estimée en fonction de la même échelle spatiale que l'image à calibrer. Ceci signifie que les éléments radiométriques de scène définissant le pif doivent être identifiés, leur réflectance spectrale intégrée en fonction des mêmes largeurs de bandes que le capteur de télédétection, et leur contribution au signal total en terme de surface soit prise en considération. Quoique l'extension spatiale de certains éléments puisse être réduite, leur contribution spectrale peut être significative, spécialement pour les pifs à faible réflectance tels que les surfaces asphaltées. Les résultats d'une expérience en Alberta, Canada montrent un accroissement proportionnel pouvant atteindre jusqu'à 12% au niveau des réflectances spectrales pondérées spatialement d'un parc de stationnement asphalté dû à la présence de lignes peintes à la surface.

SUMMARY

Calibration of image data using the empirical line technique requires that the spectral reflectance of pseudo-invariant features (pifs) be estimated over the same spatial scale as the image data to be calibrated. This means that the radiometric scene elements comprising the pif need to be identified, their spectral reflectance integrated across the same bandwidths as the remote sensor, and their areal contribution to the composite signal accounted for. Although the areal extent of some elements may be small, their spectral contribution may be significant, especially for low reflectance pifs such as asphalt surfaces. Results from an experiment in Alberta, Canada show a proportionate increase of up to 12% in the spatially averaged spectral reflectance of an asphalt parking lot due to the presence of painted lines on the surface.

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Notes on contributors

E.J. Milton

Edward J. Milton and Kevin P. Lawless are with the Department of Geography, University of Southampton, Hampshire, UK SO 17 1BJ

K.P. Lawless

Edward J. Milton and Kevin P. Lawless are with the Department of Geography, University of Southampton, Hampshire, UK SO 17 1BJ

A. Roberts

Arthur Roberts is with the Department of Geography, Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada V5A 1S6

S.E. Franklin

Steven E. Franklin is with the Department of Geography, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4

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