Video Georegistration: Algorithm and Quantitative Evaluation

An algorithm is presented for video georegistration, with a particular concern for aerial video, i.e., video captured from an airborne platform. The algorithm’s input is a video stream with telemetry (camera model specification sufficient to define an initial estimate of the view) and geodetically calibrated reference imagery (coaligned digital orthoimage and elevation map). The output is a spatial registration of the video to the reference so that it inherits the available geodetic coordinates. The video is processed in a continuous fashion to yield a corresponding stream of georegistered results. Quantitative results of evaluating the developed approach with real world aerial video also are presented. The results suggest that the developed approach may provide valuable input to the analysis and interpretation of aerial video.