Accuracy of Satellite Data Navigation.

Abstract

Image navigation is critical to the effective use of digital imagery for meteorological and oceanographic studies. This thesis reviews various methods used to navigate imagery to the earth and investigates the accuracy of the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) model. An explanation of how the NPS navigation process works is included for completeness. Results from 22 separate runs of the NPS model are studied. The following points are discussed in Chapters VI and VII: 1. Abilities of user affects accuracy. 2. Apparent upper bound for navigation landmarks. 3. Centrally oriented navigation landmarks enhance accuracy. 4. Evenly distributed navigation landmarks enhance accuracy. The thesis concludes with observations and suggestions to stimulate further research into the effective usw of the NPS image navigation system. Keywords: Theses. (rh)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA195877

Entities

People

  • William J. Bethke

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Apogees
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Computers
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Data Processing
  • Digital Data
  • Elliptical Orbits
  • Geography
  • Geometry
  • Geosynchronous Satellites
  • Grids
  • Meteorological Satellites
  • Navigation
  • Processing Equipment
  • Satellite Orbits
  • World Geodetic System

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Computer Vision.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites