An FPGA implemented bridge over water recognition for an image evaluation on-board of satellites

Sebastian Beulig; Maria v. Schönermark; Felix Huber

doi:10.1117/12.2025473

24 September 2013 An FPGA implemented bridge over water recognition for an image evaluation on-board of satellites

Sebastian Beulig, Maria v. Schönermark, Felix Huber

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Proceedings Volume 8871, Satellite Data Compression, Communications, and Processing IX; 88710I (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2025473
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2013, San Diego, California, United States

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This paper presents an advanced method for the automatic recognition of bridges over water in high resolution satellite image data, intended for an application on-board of satellites. The algorithm is implemented in recon gurable hardware, a so-called Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA). Within a few seconds a thematic map is derived from the original satellite image. The map contains information about the water areas, islands and bridge deck areas in the captured scene. No a-priory knowledge is needed. Due to the autonomous image processing and the low power consumption of the FPGA, this implementation seems suitable for an application on-board of satellites. Especially in case of a natural disaster it could provide quick information about accessible transportation routes. The algorithm as well as experimental results on panchromatic and near-infrared satellite imagery are presented in this article. The obtained results are promising.

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Sebastian Beulig, Maria v. Schönermark, and Felix Huber "An FPGA implemented bridge over water recognition for an image evaluation on-board of satellites", Proc. SPIE 8871, Satellite Data Compression, Communications, and Processing IX, 88710I (24 September 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2025473

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Satellites

Satellite imaging

Earth observing sensors

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