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Large-Area Photo-Mosaics Using Global Alignment and Navigation Data

Seafloor imagery is a rich source of data for the study of biological and geological processes. Among several applications, still images of the ocean floor can be used to build image composites referred to as photo-mosaics. Photo-mosaics provide a wide-area visual representation of the benthos, and enable applications as diverse as geological surveys, mapping and detection of temporal changes in the morphology of biodiversity. We present an approach for creating globally aligned photo-mosaics using 3D position estimates provided by navigation sensors available in deep water surveys. Without image registration, such navigation data does not provide enough accuracy to produce useful composite images. Results from a challenging data set of the Lucky Strike vent field at the Mid Atlantic Ridge are reported

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Author: Ferrer Plana, Jordi
Elibol, Armagan
Delaunoy, Olivier
Grácias, Nuno Ricardo Estrela
García Campos, Rafael
Abstract: Seafloor imagery is a rich source of data for the study of biological and geological processes. Among several applications, still images of the ocean floor can be used to build image composites referred to as photo-mosaics. Photo-mosaics provide a wide-area visual representation of the benthos, and enable applications as diverse as geological surveys, mapping and detection of temporal changes in the morphology of biodiversity. We present an approach for creating globally aligned photo-mosaics using 3D position estimates provided by navigation sensors available in deep water surveys. Without image registration, such navigation data does not provide enough accuracy to produce useful composite images. Results from a challenging data set of the Lucky Strike vent field at the Mid Atlantic Ridge are reported
Document access: http://hdl.handle.net/2072/58640
Language: eng
Publisher: IEEE
Rights: Tots els drets reservats
Subject: Imatge, Tècniques d’
Imatgeria tridimensional
Teledetecció
Imaging systems
Remote sensing
Three-dimensional imaging
Title: Large-Area Photo-Mosaics Using Global Alignment and Navigation Data
Type: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Repository: Recercat

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