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Title: Cultural Artifact Detection in Long Wave Infrared Imagery.

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1339493· OSTI ID:1339493
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  1. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Detection of cultural artifacts from airborne remotely sensed data is an important task in the context of on-site inspections. Airborne artifact detection can reduce the size of the search area the ground based inspection team must visit, thereby improving the efficiency of the inspection process. This report details two algorithms for detection of cultural artifacts in aerial long wave infrared imagery. The first algorithm creates an explicit model for cultural artifacts, and finds data that fits the model. The second algorithm creates a model of the background and finds data that does not fit the model. Both algorithms are applied to orthomosaic imagery generated as part of the MSFE13 data collection campaign under the spectral technology evaluation project.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
OSTI ID:
1339493
Report Number(s):
SAND-2017-0231; 650289
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English