Remote Sensing Tools

Entries from 'January 2008'

• Wed, 23 Jan 2008 at 11:02 am · Alexei Karpenko shares with us his HALO (High ALtitude Object) project, which demonstrates a sophisticated home-built sensor payload that integrates with Google Earth. A must-see for anyone interested in mid to high-altitude balloon and UAV acquisition systems. (Frank Taylor at Google Earth Blog has also included a well-rounded write-up of the HALO project. — Thanks, Frank!) · (0)

• Wed, 23 Jan 2008 at 1:30 am · Steven A. Ruzinsky informs me in comments: “I have implemented “gradient domain” seam carving, which eliminates certain kinds of artifacts, in SAR Image Processor v. 3.4 . Example images with artifacts and removal thereof can be found in the SAR manual, http://www.general-cathexis.com/manual2/index.html. SAR is not freeware, but the save disabled demo is free.” · (0)

• Sat, 12 Jan 2008 at 12:25 pm · Gabe Rudy has updated his Seam Carving GUI to version 1.8. The updates reflect the CAIR library upgrade, as well as re-licensing to GPL version 2. · (0)

• Fri, 11 Jan 2008 at 8:13 am · According to this AFP release, JAXA is having difficulties with Daichi — but notes that they’re working on finding alternate uses for the data. I’ve experimented with Daichi data, and I can confidently assure that it’ll have its use in the visualization markets. I’ve also found that it’s actually a more ideal low-resolution source for colorization of higher resolution sources (with typical compromises) such as WorldView-1, SPOT, and IFSAR — to compliment mid to high-resolution regional datasets (where Daichi imagery is acquired). For the Japanese government, the sensor is certainly not a waste in my opinion. · (0)