Abstract
Backscatter image mosaics frequently suffer from noticeable visual artifacts and missing regions, which reduce the performance of subsequent feature extraction or classification processes. In this paper, a new fusion-based method for the restoration of bathymetric side-scan backscatter images is presented. First, the values of missing backscatter pixels are estimated using contextual information provided by the underlying bathymetry mesh. As a final step, a histogram regularization process is performed to remove intensity artifacts caused by inaccurate compensation of sensor gain. Restoration results are presented for Simrad EM12S images.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 287-291 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Oceans Conference Record |
| Volume | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2003 |
| Event | Celebrating the Past... Teaming Toward the Future - San Diego, CA., United States Duration: 22 Sept 2003 → 26 Sept 2003 |