Impact of orthorectification and spatial sampling on maximum NDVI composite data in mountain regions

Topography and accuracy of image geometric registration significantly affect the quality of satellite data, since pixels are displaced depending on surface elevation and viewing geometry. This effect should be corrected for through the process of accurate image navigation and orthorectification in order to meet the geolocation accuracy for systematic observations specified by the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) requirements for satellite climate data records. We investigated the impact of orthorectification on the accuracy of maximum Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) composite data for a mountain region in north-western Canada at various spatial resolutions (1 km, 4 km, 5 km, and 8 km). Data from AVHRR on board NOAA-11 (1989 and 1990) and NOAA-16 (2001, 2002, and 2003) processed using a system called CAPS (Canadian AVHRR Processing System) for the month of August were considered. Results demonstrate the significant impact of orthorectification on the quality of composite NDVI data in mountainous terrain. Differences between orthorectified and non-orthorectified NDVI composites (ΔNDVI) adopted both large positive and negative values, with the 1% and 99% percentiles of ΔNDVI at 1 km resolution spanning values between − 0.16 < ΔNDVI < 0.09. Differences were generally reduced to smaller numbers for coarser resolution data, but systematic positive biases for non-orthorectified composites were obtained at all spatial resolutions, ranging from 0.02 (1 km) to 0.004 (8 km). Analyzing the power spectra of maximum NDVI composites at 1 km resolution, large differences between orthorectified and non-orthorectified AVHRR data were identified at spatial scales between 4 km and 10 km. Validation of NOAA-16 AVHRR NDVI with MODIS NDVI composites revealed higher correlation coefficients (by up to 0.1) for orthorectified composites relative to the non-orthorectified case. Uncertainties due to the AVHRR Global Area Coverage (GAC) sampling scheme introduce an average positive bias of 0.02 ± 0.03 at maximum NDVI composite level that translates into an average relative bias of 10.6% ± 19.1 for sparsely vegetated mountain regions. This can at least partially explain the systematic average positive biases we observed relative to our results in AVHRR GAC-based composites from the Global Inventory Modeling and Mapping Studies (GIMMS) and Polar Pathfinder (PPF) datasets (0.19 and 0.05, respectively). With regard to the generation of AVHRR long-term climate data records, results suggest that orthorectification should be an integral part of AVHRR pre-processing, since neglecting the terrain displacement effect may lead to important biases and additional noise in time series at various spatial scales.     

3D Target Scale Estimation and Target Feature Separation for Size Preserving Tracking in PTZ Video

To achieve size preserving tracking, in addition to controlling the camera’s pan and tilt motions to keep the object of interest in the camera’s field of view (FOV), the camera’s focal length is adjusted automatically to compensate for the changes in the target’s image size caused by the relative motion between the camera and the target. The estimation accuracy of these changes determines the effectiveness of the resulting zoom control. The existing method of choice for real-time target scale estimation applies structure from motion (SFM) based on the weak perspective projection model. In this paper we propose a target scale estimation algorithm with a linear solution based on the more advanced paraperspective projection model, which improves the accuracy of scale estimation by considering center offset. Another key issue in SFM based algorithms is the separation of target and background features, especially when composite camera (pan/tilt/zoom) and target motions are involved. This paper designs a fast target feature separation/grouping algorithm, the 3D affine shape method. The resulting separation automatically adapts to the target’s 3D geometry and motion and is able to accommodate a large amount of off-plane rotation, which most existing separation/grouping algorithms find difficult to achieve. Experimental results illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed scale estimation and feature separation algorithms in tracking translating and rotating objects with a PTZ camera while preserving their sizes. In comparison with the leading size preserving tracking algorithm described by Tordoff and Murray, our algorithm is able to reduce the cumulative tracking error significantly from 17.4% to 3.3%.     

A blind watermarking method using maximum wavelet coefficient quantization

This paper proposes a blind watermarking algorithm based on maximum wavelet coefficient quantization for copyright protection. The wavelet coefficients are grouped into different block size and blocks are randomly selected from different subbands. We add different energies to the maximum wavelet coefficient under the constraint that the maximum wavelet coefficient is always maximum in a block. The watermark is embedded the local maximum coefficient which can effectively resist attacks. Also, using the block-based watermarking, we can extract the watermark without using the original image or watermark. Experimental results show that the proposed method is quite robust under either non-geometry or geometry attacks.     

HANG基于Leon3的无线网络可信图形处理系统研究

针对三维图形的无线网络环境下的传输的安全需求,提出一种可信的无线网络图形处理系统.该系统以leon3 SOC为开发平台,结合无线网络、加密认证、图形加速技术,可以较好的解决三维图形数据的安全传输和实时渲染问题.文中对基于AES和MD5算法的安全认证系统和图形加速硬件系统进行了研究与实现.最后对无线网络可信图形处理系统的软硬件性能进行了测试.     

改进的基于目录的Cache一致性协议

介绍几种典型目录一致性协议并分析它们的优缺点。在综合全映射目录和有限目录优点的基础上,通过在存储器层上增加一个存储器高速缓存（Cache）层的方式,提出并讨论一种改进后的Cache一致性协议。该协议相对有限目录存储开销增加不多的情况下,提高了系统性能和可扩展性。     

一致性测试的静态需求测试研究

针对一致性测试中的静态需求测试通常采用手工方法而产生的效率低问题,提出一种基于统计学习的方法,包括静态需求的关联规则表示,并对采样的协议数据进行关联规则挖掘,如果得到的规则与需求规则一致,静态需求就可以得到统计上的测试检验。该方法在OSPFv3协议测试中取得了较好的效果。     

基于使用控制模型的防恶意下载系统

为了对恶意下载行为实施有效控制,研究通用访问控制框架和使用控制模型(UCON),提出基于流量的UCON。设计并实现基于UCON的防恶意下载系统,阐述其关键技术和实现方法。实验结果表明,该模型能有效控制用户下载行为,具有高安全性和较强的操作灵活性。     

整体检测门限秘密共享欺诈者方案

对门限秘密共享欺诈者的检测,目前很少有整体检测法。利用线性方程组解的性质,在能获得比门限个数多一个参与者的条件下,不需其他任何信息,只需执行一次运算,就可整体判断有无欺诈者。该方案是一个完备的秘密共享方案,信息率为1,1个欺诈者欺诈成功的概率为0,2个及多个欺诈者欺诈成功的概率不超过1/p（p为大素数）。