Abstract:
Various embodiments provide a method for analyzing images generated from at least one imaging system on at least one satellite. The method comprises providing at least three images of an area of interest from the at least one imaging system, the provided images being provided from at least three different angles, establishing point correspondence between the provided images, generating at least two sets of three-dimensional information based on the provided images, wherein the at least two sets of three-dimensional information are generated based on at least two different combinations of at least two of the at least three provided images of the area of interest, and comparing the at least two sets of three-dimensional information so as to determine discrepancies and providing information related to the imaging system and/or errors in the images based on the determined discrepancies. Associated systems, computer programs, and computer program products are also provided.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for estimating values for a set of parameters of an imaging system 1. The method comprises taking at least two pictures with the imaging system (1), where the at least two pictures are taken from different positions and where the at least two pictures comprise an at least partially overlapping area. It also comprises sending out pulses to the at least partially overlapping area, and detecting the reflected pulses and calculating distances between a sender of the pulses and the respective point where the pulses were reflected based on the travel time of the pulses. Further, the method comprises associating positioning data to the pictures and to the calculated distance between the points where the pulses were reflected and the sender of the pulses. Said positioning data comprises a position and pointing direction of the imagining system 1 and the sender of the pulses. The method comprises calculating first information about the area, based on the at least two pictures, the information comprising at least one quantity of the area, the at least one quantity comprising size and/or position, and calculating second information related to the calculated distances to the at least partly overlapping area, the second information comprising at least one quantity of the area, the at least one quantity comprising size and/or position. The method also comprises comparing values for the quantities contained in the first and second information, and, if the value for at least one quantity of the area obtained from the first information differs from the value for the corresponding at least one quantity of the area obtained from the second information, calculating values and/or an error estimate for the set of parameters of the imaging system 1 based on the difference.