A new iterative technique for image restoration of ERS-2 raw data

C. Erhaş, S. Kent

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Abstract

In this study, a method for restoration of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images is presented. We implement an iterative restoration algorithm on ERS-2 images of Istanbul, Turkey. We consider restoration to be a process that attemps to reconstruct or recover an image that is degraded by using some a priori knowledge of the degradation phenomenon. A degraded image often has a noise term. Speckle noise exists in all types of coherent imaging systems and its presence reduces the resolution of the image and detectibility of the target. The method handled in the study is based on a total sum preserving regularization ( TSPR ) concept. The basic property of the TSPR method is that it preserves the mean values of local homogeneous regions and reduces speckle noise effectively. We obtain the original image from a degraded observed image. At each step of the technique the current pixel value depends on its neighbour ones, according to some regularizing parameters.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationRAST 2003 - Proceedings of International Conference on Recent Advances in Space Technologies
EditorsS. Kurnaz, Fuat Ince, S. Onbasioglu
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages85-90
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)0780381424, 9780780381421
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2003
EventInternational Conference on Recent Advances in Space Technologies, RAST 2003 - Istanbul, Turkey
Duration: 20 Nov 200322 Nov 2003

Publication series

NameRAST 2003 - Proceedings of International Conference on Recent Advances in Space Technologies

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Recent Advances in Space Technologies, RAST 2003
Country/TerritoryTurkey
CityIstanbul
Period20/11/0322/11/03

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