Simulation of Thematic Mapper Data for Remote Bathymetry.

Abstract

A preliminary algorithm has been developed for the extraction of water depths from Thematic Mapper (TM) scanner data. Algorithm development was based on 1978 aircraft scanner (ERIM M-8) data processed to simulate TM data, and on data available from the 1980 Photobathymetric Calibration Survey. The Defense Mapping Agency (DMA) constructed a series of overlays to the ERIM data set showing locations of ship soundings. These overlays were used as a basis to extract corresponding TM simulated signals from the aircraft data set. Water depth prediction algorithms were developed based upon relationships between the simulated TM data and the measured water depths. Results will aid the development of bathymetric processing procedures for Thematic Mapper data. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA136377

Entities

People

  • F. J. Tanis
  • J. S. Ott
  • T. Wessling

Organizations

  • Environmental Research Institute of Michigan

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Altitude
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Data Processing
  • Data Sets
  • Databases
  • Detectors
  • High Altitude
  • Low Altitude
  • Measurement
  • Photographs
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Regression Analysis
  • Shallow Depth
  • Shallow Water
  • Statistics
  • Surveys

Readers

  • Computer Vision.
  • Oceanography.