Methodology for creating three-dimensional terrain databases for use in IR signature modeling

Bryan L. Williams; J. Warren Pickard Jr.

doi:10.1117/12.242991

17 June 1996 Methodology for creating three-dimensional terrain databases for use in IR signature modeling

Bryan L. Williams, J. Warren Pickard Jr.

Proceedings Volume 2742, Targets and Backgrounds: Characterization and Representation II; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.242991
Event: Aerospace/Defense Sensing and Controls, 1996, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

This paper describes a methodology which has been successfully used to create high fidelity three-dimensional infrared (IR) signature models of terrain backgrounds for use in digital simulations by the U.S. Army Missile Command. Topics discussed include (1) derivation of database fidelity and resolution requirements based upon system parameters, (2) use of existing digital elevation maps (DEMs) (3) generation of digital elevation maps from stereo aerial and satellite imagery, and (4) classification of ground cover materials.

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Bryan L. Williams and J. Warren Pickard Jr. "Methodology for creating three-dimensional terrain databases for use in IR signature modeling", Proc. SPIE 2742, Targets and Backgrounds: Characterization and Representation II, (17 June 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.242991

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