Infrared cameras in airborne remote sensing: IR-Imagery for photogrammetric processing at German Aerospace Center DLR, Berlin
Sebastian Pless, Birgit Vollheim, M. Haag, Gunnar Dammaß · Proceedings of the 2012 International Conference on Quantitative InfraRed Thermography · 2012
This article describes the use of infrared cameras for aerial imaging and the processing of generated data into thermal orthophotos.For this task two cameras with cooled infrared detectors have been tested: The InfraTec ImageIR 8300 (InSb) and 8800 (MCT) for the mid-wave and long-wave infrared range, respectively.The prerequisite for a photogrammetric processing of the images is the exact radiometric and geometric calibration of the cameras.Also, the camera setup and the modifications necessary for the flight campaign are described.The results of this project are a thermal orthophoto and a digital surface model generated from the thermal images.