Data processing of remotely sensed airborne hyperspectral data using the Airborne Processing Library (APL): Geocorrection algorithm descriptions and spatial accuracy assessment

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 64, Issue , 2014, Pages 24-34

  Warren, Mark A ^a   Taylor, Benjamin H ^a   Grant, Michael G ^a   Shutler, Jamie D ^a  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airborne remote sensing; Geocorrection; Georectification

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE HYPERSPECTRAL DATA; AIRBORNE REMOTE SENSING; ALGORITHM DESCRIPTION; ALGORITHM DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOCORRECTION; GEORECTIFICATION; GROUND CONTROL POINTS;

AIRCRAFT; ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS; COMPUTER WORKSTATIONS; DATA PROCESSING; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; ROCK MECHANICS; SURVEYS;

REMOTE SENSING;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AIRBORNE SENSING; AIRCRAFT; ALGORITHM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; SATELLITE SENSOR; SOFTWARE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84890845968     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2013.11.006     Document Type: Article

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