Spacecraft Zenith Variations
Aim and Objectives
Purpose of Test 11: To evaluate SPC's ability to represent a simplified 'boulder' which has a constant 20 degree slope.
Objective for Test 11 S, T & U, Spacecraft Zenith Variations
- To investigate the effect of varying the combination of spacecraft zenith (emission angle) contained in the image suite;
- To investigate the effect of the number of images and viewing conditions.
Methodology
The 'boulder' was simulated by generating a simple axi-symmetric, flat-topped cone (peak) with a constant 20 degree slope. Multiple peaks and (simplified) craters are randomly placed in an otherwise flat landscape of width approx. 22.5m.
Truth map: REGION.MAP
Bigmaps
The following TAG1 bigmaps were tiled/iterated and evaluated:
Starting topography defined from: START1.MAP at pixel/line location 49, 49 (= REGION.MAP at p/l 1125, 1125).
Step |
GSD |
Overlap Ratio |
Q Size |
Width |
Center |
START.MAP |
20cm |
- |
49 |
20m |
REGION.MAP p/l 1125, 1125 (center) |
10cm-Tiling |
10cm |
1.3 |
130 |
20m |
START1.MAP, p/l 49, 49 |
5cm-Tiling |
5cm |
1.3 |
250 |
20m |
START1.MAP, p/l 49, 49 |
5cm-Iterations |
5cm |
- |
- |
20m |
START1.MAP, p/l 49, 49 |
Evaluation Map |
1cm |
- |
200 |
4m |
REGION.MAP, p/l 996, 1005 |
Tiling/Iteration Parameters
Auto-Elimination Parameters: |
0, 60, .25, .25, 0, 3 |
Reset albedo/slopes |
NO |
Determine Central Vector |
YES |
Differential Stereo |
YES |
Shadows |
YES |