Abstract

Image Processing is a technique which is used to enhance raw images received from cameras and sensors placed on satellites, space probes and aircrafts or pictures taken in normal day-to-day life for various applications. Remotely-sensed data obtained from satellites or aircraft are usually geometrically distorted due to the acquisition system and the movements of the platform. A geometric correction of the image is required whenever the image is to be compared with existing maps or with other images. This paper deals with the composition of a correction function using ground control points. They offer a computational advantage and simplify the analysis of significant terms in the correction function. An accuracy analysis is performed, with emphasis being laid on the number and location of the ground control points.

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