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Articles | Volume XLII-2/W13
https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-2-W13-61-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-2-W13-61-2019
04 Jun 2019
 | 04 Jun 2019

PRECISE AERIAL IMAGE ORIENTATION USING SAR GROUND CONTROL POINTS FOR MAPPING OF URBAN LANDMARKS

F. Kurz, T. Krauß, H. Runge, D. Rosenbaum, and P. d’Angelo

Keywords: Aerial Imagery, Georeferencing Accuracy, Radar-GCPs, Geodetic SAR Processing, Bundle Adjustment, Automatic GCP detection

Abstract. Highly precise ground control points, which are globally available, can be derived from the SAR satellite TerraSAR-X. This opens up many new applications like for example the precise aerial image orientation. In this paper, we propose a method for precise aerial image orientation using spaceborne geodetic Synthetic Aperture Radar Ground Control Points (SAR-GCPs). The precisely oriented aerial imagery can then be used e.g. for mapping of urban landmarks, which support the ego-positioning of autonomous cars. The method for precise image orientation was validated based on two aerial image data sets. SAR-GCPs were measured in images, then the image orientation has been improved by a bundle-adjustment. Results based on check points show, that the accuracy of the image orientation is better than 5 cm in X and Y coordinates.