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17 March 2008Method for applying daytime colors to nighttime imagery in realtime
We present a fast and efficient method to derive and apply natural colors to nighttime imagery from multiband sensors.
The color mapping is derived from the combination of a multiband image and a corresponding natural color reference
image. The mapping optimizes the match between the multiband image and the reference image, and yields a nightvision
image with colors similar to that of the daytime image. The mapping procedure is simple and fast. Once it has been
derived the color mapping can be deployed in realtime. Different color schemes can be used tailored to the environment
and the application. The expectation is that by displaying nighttime imagery in natural colors human observers will be
able to interpret the imagery better and faster, thereby improving situational awareness and reducing reaction times.
Maarten A. Hogervorst andAlexander Toet
"Method for applying daytime colors to nighttime imagery in realtime", Proc. SPIE 6974, Multisensor, Multisource Information Fusion: Architectures, Algorithms, and Applications 2008, 697403 (17 March 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.776648
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Maarten A. Hogervorst, Alexander Toet, "Method for applying daytime colors to nighttime imagery in realtime," Proc. SPIE 6974, Multisensor, Multisource Information Fusion: Architectures, Algorithms, and Applications 2008, 697403 (17 March 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.776648