SYSTEM AND ARCHITECTURE FOR AUTOMATIC IMAGE REGISTRATION
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1. A system, comprising:
- a sensor to generate a sensor image of a first scene; and
a reference image database to include a reference image of a second scene, the reference image encompassing the sensor image; and
at least one processor to identify the portion of the reference image depicted in the sensor image, define an area of the reference image based on the reference image portion, conform the sensor image and the reference image area to a common perspective by transforming a perspective of at least one of the sensor image and the reference image area, and match the images of common perspective.
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Abstract
Image registration methods and systems for automatically registering images of different perspectives, and where a sensor image is registered with a more precise reference image such that the geocoding of the reference image can be transferred to the sensor image.
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1. A system, comprising:
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a sensor to generate a sensor image of a first scene; and
a reference image database to include a reference image of a second scene, the reference image encompassing the sensor image; and
at least one processor to identify the portion of the reference image depicted in the sensor image, define an area of the reference image based on the reference image portion, conform the sensor image and the reference image area to a common perspective by transforming a perspective of at least one of the sensor image and the reference image area, and match the images of common perspective. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method implemented by a computer having memory and at least one processor, said method comprising the steps of:
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generating a sensor image of a first scene with a sensor mounted on a platform;
accessing a reference image of a second scene, said reference image encompassing said sensor image;
identifying the portion of the reference image depicted in the sensor image;
defining an area of the reference image based on said reference image portion; and
conforming said sensor image and said reference image area to a common perspective by transforming the perspective of at least one of said sensed image and said reference image area; and
matching said images of common perspective. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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