6.3.2. Co-Registration

6.3.2.1. Operation


Operation name

Co-Registration

Algorithm reference

Wikipedia entry on image registration <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_registration>

Description

This Operation interpolates spatial data of one dataset (replica) onto the coordinate system of another dataset (master).

Utilised in

Use Case #9 Workflow


6.3.2.2. Options


name

master-replica setting

description

which dataset tu use as master, which as replica


name

interpolation method

description

method for reprojecting the data

items

nearest neighbor (primarily for thematic maps), bilinear, cubic convolution, spline


name

propagation of uncertainties

description

analysis of propagation of uncertainties during geometric adjustment


6.3.2.3. Input data


name

longitude (lon, x)

type

floating point number

range

[-180.; +180.] respectively [0.; 360.]

dimensionality

vector

description

grid information on longitudes


name

latitude (lat, y)

type

floating point number

range

[-90.; +90.]

dimensionality

vector

description

grid information on latitudes


name

height (z)

type

floating point number

range

[-infinity; +infinity]

dimensionality

vector

description

grid information on height/depth


name

variable

type

floating point number

range

[-infinity; +infinity]

dimensionality

cube or 4D

description

values of a certain variable


6.3.2.4. Output data


name

adjusted longitude (lon’, x’)

type

floating point number

range

[-180.; +180.] respectively [0.; 360.]

dimensionality

vector

description

new grid information on longitudes


name

adjusted latitude (lat’, y’)

type

floating point number

range

[-90.; +90.]

dimensionality

vector

description

new grid information on latitudes


name

adjusted height (z’)

type

floating point number

range

[-infinity; +infinity]

dimensionality

vector

description

new grid information on height/depth


name

adjusted variable

type

floating point number

range

[-infinity; +infinity]

dimensionality

cube or 4D

description

new values of a certain variable


6.3.2.5. Parameters


name

original coordinate system

description

definition of original coordiate system


name

adjusted coordinate system

description

definition of requested coordiate system