Applications of wavelet transform in remote sensing data processing

Thierry Ranchin (1) , Lucien Wald (2)

1 CEP - Centre Énergétique et Procédés
2 CEP/Sophia

This communication intends to briefly present the wavelet transform and to demonstrate through a few examples its potential applications in remote sensing. The objects observed in the remote sensing images exhibit many imbricated characteristic scales since our environment is composed of many natural and unnatural processes and hence displays marked heterogeneities. The potentialities and perspectives of this transform to the analysis and processing of remote sensing images are presented.

Mots clés: Remote sensing; Image processing; Wavelet transform; Scale analysis; Data fusion

Domaines: Planète et Univers [physics]; Sciences de la Terre; Sciences de l'environnement; Sciences de l'Homme et Société; Géographie; Sciences de l'ingénieur [physics]; Traitement du signal et de l'image [eess.SP]; Informatique [cs]; Traitement du signal et de l'image [eess.SP]

Thierry Ranchin, Lucien Wald. Applications of wavelet transform in remote sensing data processing. EARSeL Symposium 1992 “Remote sensing for monitoring the changing environment of Europe”, 1992, Budapest, Hungary. pp.261-266. ⟨hal-00466450⟩