Processing and preliminary accuracy validation of the GF-7 satellite laser altimetry data

doi:10.11947/j.AGCS.2021.20210025

Abstract

Abstract: GF-7 satellite is equipped with the first full waveform laser altimeter of China for earth observation, which is mainly used to obtain sparse elevation control points on the ground, and ultimately improve the stereo mapping accuracy of stereo images without ground control points. The laser altimetry standardization processing of GF-7 satellite is the key step of surveying and mapping application, and the generated laser altimetry standard products are the important premise of subsequent distribution and application. Based on the GF-7 satellite laser altimetry data, this paper studies the method of laser altimetry data processing, and preliminarily validates the geometric accuracy of laser altimetry standard products. Three regions are selected to validate the accuracy of GF-7 satellite laser altimetry standard products, which contain the domestic geometric calibration area, Huayin of Shaanxi province, North Rhine-Westphalia of Germany. The results show that the planimetric accuracy of laser altimetry standard products SLA03 in calibration area is (3.896±1.029)m and (3.286±0.337)m, and elevation accuracy is (0.018±0.099)m,(-0.017±0.096)m in respectively for the two-beam lasers. Moreover, the elevation control point quality control parameter ECP_Flag can effectively identify the laser points that can be used for elevation control. The overall accuracy of Shaanxi Huayin area is (-0.113±2.519)m and (0.191±1.071)m, respectively for the two beams. The elevation accuracy of laser points marked with ECP_Flag=1 is (0.111±0.152)m and (-0.064±0.115)m. The overall accuracy of Norwich in Germany is (-0.897±5.485)m and (-0.202 ±6.207)m, and the elevation accuracy of laser points marked with ECP_Flag=1 is (-0.304±0.190)m and (-0.279±0.220)m, respectively for the two beams. At present, the laser altimetry standard products of GF-7 satellite have been daily produced in the Land Satellite Application Center of the Ministry of Natural Resources.

Key words: GF-7 satellite, satellite laser altimetry, standard product, accuracy validation, elevation control point

CLC Number:

P201
P228.3

LI Guoyuan, TANG Xinming, CHEN Jiyi, YAO Jiaqi, LIU Zhao, GAO Xiaoming, ZUO Zhiqiang, ZHOU Xiaoqing. Processing and preliminary accuracy validation of the GF-7 satellite laser altimetry data[J]. Acta Geodaetica et Cartographica Sinica, 2021, 50(10): 1338-1348.

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