Comparison between Plane and Stereo Block Adjustment for ZY-3 Satellite Images

Block adjustment for satellite images cannot be solved with weak convergence geometric conditions,therefore a plane block adjustment method to improve the targeting precision of images is proposed utilizing DEM as height constraint plane block adjustment method.First,a rational function model with affine transformation is selected as the mathematical model of the satellite image plane block adjustment.Second,to update the ground coordinates of tie points(TPs),the plane coordinates of TPs are only solved in the adjustment process.Elevation values are obtained by using DEM interpolation.Finally,the plane coordinates of all TPs and orientation parameters of all satellite images are solved through plane block adjustment with a few ground control points ZY-3 nadir images for two regions are tested for plane block adjustment while ZY-3 forward-nadir-back images of the same two regions are tested for stereo block adjustment.A comparison indicates that almost the same accuracy can be obtained with plane block adjustment support using a 1∶50 000 DEM and stereo block adjustment for ZY-3 images.For ZY-3 nadir images,almost no loss of plane block adjustment accuracy occurred when global DEM with 1 km grid and SRTM with 90 m grid replaced the 1∶50 000 DEM as elevation control,.Test results demonstrate the effectiveness and feasibility of the plane block adjustment method.

LM-4B Rocket Launches the ZY-3 Satellite

At 11:17 on January 9,a LM-4B carrier rocket lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center,sending the first high-precision civilian stereo mapping satellite of China,Ziyuan 3 (ZY-3),into its preset orbit,marking the first launch mission of 2012 a success.A small satellite of Luxembourg,VesselSat-2,was launched aboard the LM-4B as well.The ZY-3 satellite weighs 2650kg with a design lifetime of 5 years.The satellite was built to acquire rapidly

资源三号卫星在地质灾害调查评价中的应用 ——以宝鸡黄土区为例

国产卫星特别是国产高分辨率卫星的发展为地质调查领域的卫星遥感应用研究注入了新的活力,展现了良好的应用效果.利用所获取的宝鸡地区2013年和2014年2 a的资源三号卫星（ZY-3）影像数据,开展地质灾害体调查,同时提取了地形地貌、活动断裂、水系、植被、人工工程等孕灾环境因子信息,并结合宝鸡地区岩（土）体数据、降雨量数据利用信息量模型开展地质灾害易发性、危险性评价.结果表明,此次应用为黄土滑坡区利用国产高分辨率卫星开展地质灾害调查、监测与评价提供了一个良好的示范作用.

Overview of the key technologies for high-resolution satellite mapping

As the important infrastructures for land mapping and resource monitoring,highresolution remote sensing satellites(HRSS)are urgently demanded for the development of China.In this article,the key technologies of the main HRSS are summarized,and these technologies include sensor design,attitude and orbit determination,geometric calibration,imaging model construction,and block adjustment,etc.,which involve the mapping accuracy of HRSS.Finally,the system design of the ZY-3 Satellite(China’s first civil stereoscopic surveying and mapping satellite,to be launched in 2012)is introduced,which mainly include satellite technical specifications and strategies design based on these key technologies research.

The Austrian node of the natural resources satellite remote sensing cloud service platform:examples of Sino-Austrian cooperation

The Austrian node of the Natural Resources Satellite Remote Sensing Cloud Service Platform was established in 2016 through a cooperation agreement between the Land Satellite Remote Sensing Application Center(LASAC),Ministry of Natural Resources of the Peoples Republic of China and the University of Vienna,Austria.Under this agreement panchromatic and multi-spectral data of the Chinese ZY-3 satellite are pushed to the server at the University of Vienna for use in education and research.So far,nearly 500 GB of data have been uploaded to the server.This technical note briefly introduces the ZY-3 system and illustrates the implementation of the agreement by the first China-Sat Workshop and several case studies.Some of them are already completed,others are still ongoing.They include a geometric accuracy validation of ZY-3 data,an animated visualization of image quick views on a spherical display to demonstrate the time series of the image coverage for Austria and Laos,and the use of ZY-3 data to study the spread of bark beetle in the province of Lower Austria.An accuracy study of DTMs from ZY-3 stereo data,as well as a land cover analysis and comparison of Austria with ZY-3 and other sensors are still ongoing.

资源三号02星激光测高数据质量分析

近几年来,中国的对地观测卫星激光测高技术发展较快,资源三号02星上搭载了国内首台对地观测的卫星激光测高试验载荷,在后续的高分七号、陆地生态系统碳监测卫星上均装备业务化应用的激光测高仪,开展国产对地观测卫星激光测高数据质量分析研究非常必要,能有效填补国内空白并推动相关技术发展。本文对资源三号02星载荷的激光测高数据进行了严密几何处理,重点从夜间观测、卫星小角度侧摆、海面区域等不同条件下的数据质量进行了分析,对数据的平均可用率进行了统计分析。试验表明,资源三号02星激光测高仪能获得约30%有效测高数据,在夜间数据有效利用率略有提高,在大型水面也能获得有效数据,经后处理后在平坦地区验证的绝对高程精度优于1.0 m,部分点高程精度优于0.5 m,硬件本身的测距精度和卫星姿态测量误差是主要的误差源。相关结论对于后续国产卫星激光测高载荷的研制以及数据后处理和应用具有参考价值。

激光测高数据辅助卫星成像几何模型精化处理

资源三号02星(ZY-3 02)作为资源三号系列的第2颗卫星,于2016年5月30号成功发射,其主要服务于中国空间基础建设等重大工程,星上搭载了中国首个对地观测试验性激光测高载荷。高程精度作为立体测图的重要指标,达到其精度要求的困难程度远大于平面。在借鉴目前较成熟的卫星影像区域网平差理论的基础上,结合近年来激光测高数据精度的大幅提升以及ZY-3 02星激光测高数据的特点,首次提出了激光测高数据辅助卫星立体影像进行成像几何模型精化处理的通用理论。首先,利用传统的区域网平差算法对所处理影像进行高精度连接点匹配处理,并对其进行无约束的自由网平差处理,获得高精度相对精度及不亚于原始成像几何模型的绝对精度;其次,根据激光测高数据3维坐标和精化后参考影像成像几何模型获取激光数据参考影像坐标;然后,将参考影像坐标通过几何模型映射获取目标影像上待匹配影像坐标,通过连接点匹配算法,对待匹配目标影像坐标进行精化获取高精度像方同名点;最后,以同名点作为高程控制进行区域网平差计算,对影像成像几何模型进一步处理,获取高精度补偿参数。通过湖北、青海两测区的试验,以激光测高数据辅助卫星影像几何模型精化精度可分别达到1.97 m、3.23 m,结果表明本文提出的方法可有效提高卫星立体数据测图精度。