Title
Block Adjustment without GCPs for Chinese Spaceborne SAR GF-3 Imagery.
Abstract
The Gaofen-3 (GF-3) satellite is the first C-band multi-polarization synthetic aperture radar (SAR) with the ability of high-accuracy mapping in China. However, the Ground Control Points (GCPs) are essential to ensure the accuracy of mapping for GF-3 SAR imagery at present. In this paper, we analyze the error sources that affect the geometric processing and propose a new block adjustment method without GCPs for GF-3 SAR imagery. Firstly, the geometric calibration of GF-3 image is carried out. Secondly, the rational polynomial coefficient (RPC) model is directly generated after the geometric calibration parameters compensation of each image. Finally, we solve the orientation parameters of the GF-3 images through DEM assisted planar block adjustment and conduct ortho-rectification. With two different imaging modes of GF-3 satellite, which include the QPSI and FS2, we carry out the block adjustment without GCPs. Experimental results of testing areas including Wuhan city and Hubei province in China show that the geometric mosaic accuracy and the absolute positioning accuracy of the orthophoto are better than one pixel, which has laid a good foundation for the application of GF-3 image in global high-accuracy mapping.
Year
DOI
Venue
2018
10.3390/s18114023
SENSORS
Keywords
Field
DocType
GF-3,geometric calibration,RPC,without GCPs,planar block adjustment,accuracy
Remote sensing,Electronic engineering,Engineering
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
18
11
1424-8220
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.36
14
Authors
10
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Guo Zhang16311.47
Qingwei Wu210.36
Taoyang Wang3217.85
Ruishan Zhao4213.28
Mingjun Deng5214.63
Boyang Jiang612.05
Xin Li711.71
huabin wang831.09
Yu Zhu911.04
Fangting Li1010.36