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This paper presents a novel method for real-time nighttime cloud detection, tracking, and prediction using all-sky cameras, aimed at enhancing the efficiency of ground-based robotic telescopes. Ground-based telescopes are vulnerable to…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-07-30 Sebastian Buntin , Chris M. Copperwheat , Helen E. Jermak

The MOST (Microvariability & Oscillations of STars) satellite obtains ultraprecise photometry from space with high sampling rates and duty cycles. Astronomical photometry or imaging missions in low Earth orbits, like MOST, are especially…

Detecting and masking cloud and cloud shadow from satellite remote sensing images is a pervasive problem in the remote sensing community. Accurate and efficient detection of cloud and cloud shadow is an essential step to harness the value…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-11-12 Ke Xu , Kaiyu Guan , Jian Peng , Yunan Luo , Sibo Wang

Optical satellite images are a critical data source; however, cloud cover often compromises their quality, hindering image applications and analysis. Consequently, effectively removing clouds from optical satellite images has emerged as a…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-08-09 Xuechao Zou , Kai Li , Junliang Xing , Yu Zhang , Shiying Wang , Lei Jin , Pin Tao

With the rapidly increasing number of satellites in space and their enhanced capabilities, the amount of earth observation images collected by satellites is exceeding the transmission limits of satellite-to-ground links. Although existing…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-11-12 Ziyuan Zhang , Han Qiu , Maosen Zhang , Jun Liu , Bin Chen , Tianwei Zhang , Hewu Li

Because of the internal malfunction of satellite sensors and poor atmospheric conditions such as thick cloud, the acquired remote sensing data often suffer from missing information, i.e., the data usability is greatly reduced. In this…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-08-15 Qiang Zhang , Qiangqiang Yuan , Chao Zeng , Xinghua Li , Yancong Wei

The reconstruction of accurate three-dimensional environment models is one of the most fundamental goals in the field of photogrammetry. Since satellite images provide suitable properties for obtaining large-scale environment…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-04-06 Sebastian Bullinger , Christoph Bodensteiner , Michael Arens

Addressing gaps caused by cloud cover and the long revisit cycle of satellites is vital for providing essential data to support remote sensing applications. This paper tackles the challenges of missing optical data synthesis, particularly…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-04-24 Chenxi Duan

Clouds are a common phenomenon that distorts optical satellite imagery, which poses a challenge for remote sensing. However, in the literature cloudless analysis is often performed where cloudy images are excluded from machine learning…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-05-01 Marco Stricker , Masakazu Iwamura , Koichi Kise

Modern high-resolution satellite sensors collect optical imagery with ground sampling distances (GSDs) of 30-50cm, which has sparked a renewed interest in photogrammetric 3D surface reconstruction from satellite data. State-of-the-art…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-05-14 Mathias Rothermel , Ke Gong , Dieter Fritsch , Konrad Schindler , Norbert Haala

Volumetric cloudscapes are prohibitively expensive to render in real time without extensive optimisations. Previous approaches render the clouds to an offscreen buffer at one quarter resolution and update a fraction of the pixels per frame,…

Graphics · Computer Science 2016-09-20 Alastair Toft , Huw Bowles , Daniel Zimmermann

Satellite image time series, bolstered by their growing availability, are at the forefront of an extensive effort towards automated Earth monitoring by international institutions. In particular, large-scale control of agricultural parcels…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-11-19 Vivien Sainte Fare Garnot , Loic Landrieu , Sebastien Giordano , Nesrine Chehata

Recent advancements in ultra-stable ground-based high-resolution spectrographs have propelled ground-based astronomy to the forefront of exoplanet detection and characterisation. Retrieving accurate atmospheric parameters depends on…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2024-10-28 Cathal Maguire , Elyar Sedaghati , Neale P. Gibson , Alain Smette , Lorenzo Pino

Many remote sensing applications employ masking of pixels in satellite imagery for subsequent measurements. For example, estimating water quality variables, such as Suspended Sediment Concentration (SSC) requires isolating pixels depicting…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-12-12 Rangel Daroya , Luisa Vieira Lucchese , Travis Simmons , Punwath Prum , Tamlin Pavelsky , John Gardner , Colin J. Gleason , Subhransu Maji

Satellites equipped with optical sensors capture high-resolution imagery, providing valuable insights into various environmental phenomena. In recent years, there has been a surge of research focused on addressing some challenges in remote…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-03-04 Loddo Fabio , Dario Piga , Michelucci Umberto , El Ghazouali Safouane

This paper develops a novel framework for phase retrieval, a problem which arises in X-ray crystallography, diffraction imaging, astronomical imaging and many other applications. Our approach combines multiple structured illuminations…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2011-09-21 Emmanuel J. Candes , Yonina Eldar , Thomas Strohmer , Vlad Voroninski

Real-time satellite imaging has a central role in monitoring, detecting and estimating the intensity of key natural phenomena such as floods, earthquakes, etc. One important constraint of satellite imaging is the trade-off between…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-01-09 Haoqing Li , Bhavya Duvvuri , Ricardo Borsoi , Tales Imbiriba , Edward Beighley , Deniz Erdogmus , Pau Closas

Hyperspectral cameras provide numerous advantages in terms of the utility of the data captured. They capture hundreds of data points per sample (pixel) instead of only the few of RGB or multispectral camera systems. Aerial systems sense…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-09 Thomas P. Watson , Eddie L. Jacobs

Super-resolution is aimed at reconstructing high-resolution images from low-resolution observations. State-of-the-art approaches underpinned with deep learning allow for obtaining outstanding results, generating images of high perceptual…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-03-20 Maciej Ziaja , Pawel Kowaleczko , Daniel Kostrzewa , Nicolas Longépé , Michal Kawulok

Object detection applied to LiDAR point clouds is a relevant task in robotics, and particularly in autonomous driving. Single frame methods, predominant in the field, exploit information from individual sensor scans. Recent approaches…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-01-01 Ernesto Lozano Calvo , Bernardo Taveira , Fredrik Kahl , Niklas Gustafsson , Jonathan Larsson , Adam Tonderski