We describe a method for improving Earth observation satellite image resolution, for specific areas of interest where the sensor design resolution is insufficient. Our method may be used for satellites with yaw-steering capability, such as NigeriaSat-2. We show that, according to the slanted edge modulation transfer function (MTF) plots, the effective resolution obtained by simulated yaw-steering of a satellite yielded a 138% improvement in resolution. This result equates to obtaining a 2.1 m resolution image from a sensor designed to acquire 5 m resolution images.
Reference:
Van den Dool, R and Van der Walt, S. 2013. Super-resolution post-processing for satellites with yaw-steering capability. In: 9th International Conference of the African Association of Remote Sensing of the Environment (AARSE), Morocco, 29 October-2 November 2012
Van den Dool, R., & Van der Walt, S. (2012). Super-resolution post-processing for satellites with yaw-steering capability. Academia. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7077
Van den Dool, R, and S Van der Walt. "Super-resolution post-processing for satellites with yaw-steering capability." (2012): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7077
Van den Dool R, Van der Walt S, Super-resolution post-processing for satellites with yaw-steering capability; Academia; 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7077 .
9th International Conference of the African Association of Remote Sensing of the Environment (AARSE), Morocco, 29 October-2 November 2012. Abstract only attached.
