Cartosat-1 is the first Indian Remote Sensing satellite, developed for topographic mapping, able to collect in-track high-resolution stereo images with a 2.5 m pixel size. In the framework of the Cartosat-1 Scientific Assessment Programme (C-SAP), the Politecnico di Milano University (Italy) evaluated the performances of the Cartosat-1 satellite in the generation of digital terrain models (DTMs) from stereo-couples. The purpose of this paper is to describe in detail the outcomes for the Salon de Provence (France) test site, with respect to existing standards and products actually used in France and also to provide a comparison with the global Shuttle Radar Topography Mission's DTM freely available from by NASA. The Cartosat-1 data processing was done using the commercial off-the-shelf software ENVI, selected for investigating the capabilities and limits of the system using standard image processing tools, so from the point of view of a typical remote sensing user. The data processing involved the following aspects: data pre-processing; optimization of the DTM's extraction procedure; analysis of the influence of ground control points' (GCPs) in the generated DTMs; analysis of the influence of the DTM's resolution in the elevation accuracy; and post-processing refinement. When generating relative DTMs an error was observed in elevation of some hundreds of meters. After georeferencing, the root mean square error (RMSE) was between 9.0 and 14.2 m and the LE90 between 16.1 and 19.0 m. When generating absolute DTMs, the optimum number of GCPs was found to be 9, with a regular geometric distribution (4.6 m RMSE and 6.5 m LE90 for 10 m grid cell size). Post-processing may be applied to enhance results (1.6 m RMSE and 2.0 m LE90 for 10 m grid cell size). In this case, the absolute DTMs fulfilled and also overcame the standards required for the IGNs (Institut Geographique National) and Spot Image's Reference 3D. This paper describes the outcomes of the C-SAP led by the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing and the Indian Space Research Organisation for evaluating the capabilities of the last Cartosat-1 satellite. The aim is to provide remote sensing users a comprehensive study about the potentialities and limits of the Cartosat-1 images for multi-resolution DTM generation (from 5 to 90 m grid cell size).


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    Title :

    Automatic digital terrain model generation using Cartosat-1 stereo images


    Additional title:

    Automatische digitale Erzeugung eines Geländemodells mit Hilfe von Cartosat-1-Stereobildern


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    Published in:

    Sensor Review ; 28 , 4 ; 299-310


    Publication date :

    2008


    Size :

    12 Seiten, 11 Bilder, 12 Tabellen, 29 Quellen




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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