Measurement Of The Landsat Thematic Mapper Mtf Using A 2-Dimensional Target Array

Robert F. Rauchmiller Jr.; Robert A. Schowengerdt

doi:10.1117/12.976210

10 December 1986 Measurement Of The Landsat Thematic Mapper Mtf Using A 2-Dimensional Target Array

Robert F. Rauchmiller Jr., Robert A. Schowengerdt

Proceedings Volume 0697, Applications of Digital Image Processing IX; (1986) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.976210
Event: 30th Annual Technical Symposium, 1986, San Diego, United States

Abstract

As part of the Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) engineering evaluation effort, there have been several studies to measure a modulation transfer function (MTF) for the TM. In contrast to work that measured or modeled only the optical and electronic components of the MTF, our goal was to measure the complete imaging system MTF that includes factors such as optics and electronics. Measurements of the TM MTF using targets-of-opportunity have been previously reported, however this paper describes new results using a specially designed target. To arrive at an estimate of the system MTF, the TM point-spread function (PSF) was measured using a two-dimensional array of black squares constructed at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The target provides relatively good spatial and radiometric control of the scene and thereby reduces the uncertainties introduced by targets-of-opportunity. The clever design of the target allows 1/4 pixel shifts of "point sources" throughout the instantaneous-field-of-view (TFOV) of the TM. The shifting allows exploitation of sample-scene phasing to effectively resample the PSF at the finer rate. A method for sorting the image data and "assembling" a PSF and a technique for correction of rotation of the target relative to the sensor scan direction are discussed. Also, a technique for partial elimination of variations in the scene background is presented. The resulting estimates of the TM imaging system PSF and MTF are presented and compared with earlier results.

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Robert F. Rauchmiller Jr. and Robert A. Schowengerdt "Measurement Of The Landsat Thematic Mapper Mtf Using A 2-Dimensional Target Array", Proc. SPIE 0697, Applications of Digital Image Processing IX, (10 December 1986); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.976210

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Modulation transfer functions

Point spread functions

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Earth observing sensors

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