Use of Commercial Satellite Imagery for Surveillance of the Canadian North by the Canadian Armed Forces
Abstract
This thesis examines the utility of commercial satellite-acquired imagery for the surveillance of the Canadian North. Analytical performance models are developed for visible and thermal wavelength sensors. These models form the basis for evaluation of an individual sensor's potential contribution to surveillance. The mission of surveillance is sectioned into five separate missions. For each mission, sensor system evaluation algorithms, which combine individual sensor's probabilities of detection and tracking, are proposed and optimization techniques identified. Sample algorithms, using a representative target set, are provided for each mission. Analysis shows that the selection of specific sensors is mission and situation specific.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1988
- Accession Number
- ADA202700
Entities
People
- Robert Chekan
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology