Title
Super-resolution reconstruction of remote sensing images using multifractal analysis.
Abstract
Satellite remote sensing (RS) is an important contributor to Earth observation, providing various kinds of imagery every day, but low spatial resolution remains a critical bottleneck in a lot of applications, restricting higher spatial resolution analysis (e. g., intra-urban). In this study, a multifractal-based super-resolution reconstruction method is proposed to alleviate this problem. The multifractal characteristic is common in Nature. The self-similarity or self-affinity presented in the image is useful to estimate details at larger and smaller scales than the original. We first look for the presence of multifractal characteristics in the images. Then we estimate parameters of the information transfer function and noise of the low resolution image. Finally, a noise-free, spatial resolution-enhanced image is generated by a fractal coding-based denoising and downscaling method. The empirical case shows that the reconstructed super-resolution image performs well in detail enhancement. This method is not only useful for remote sensing in investigating Earth, but also for other images with multifractal characteristics.
Year
DOI
Venue
2009
10.3390/s91108669
SENSORS
Keywords
Field
DocType
super-resolution reconstruction,multifractal analysis,information transfer,fractal code,gaussian upscaling
Noise reduction,Bottleneck,Downscaling,Information transfer,Remote sensing,Earth observation,Engineering,Image resolution,Land cover,Multifractal system
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
9
11.0
1424-8220
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
3
0.44
12
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Mao-Gui Hu1387.73
Jin-Feng Wang218628.86
Yong Ge3796.53