PE&RS February 2009

A stereo image pair acquired by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter’s High- Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, or HiRISE, was used to create this spectacular anaglyph revealing layers exposed within Candor Chasma, a large canyon in Valles Marineris. The sedimentary layers, made from sand to dust-sized particles that were transported by air or water, were subsequently eroded, most likely by the wind. One of the most eye-catching aspects of this scene is the intricate swirls formed by these layers, which have been folded into the 3-dimensional patterns that we see today, possibly due to gravitational slumping. The stereo imaging is required to recognize the structural folding given the complex erosional surface. This anaglyph is one of 362 recently released by the HiRISE team available through their web site, http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu. The archive of HiRISE image products are accessed through the IAS Viewer, developed by ITT-Visual Information Solutions in Boulder, CO. The IAS Viewer, taking advantage of the JPEG2000 image streaming technology (JPIP), enables fast and effi cient Internet access to the HiRISE images that can be as large as 20,000 x 126,000 pixels. This anaglyph, created from observations PSP_001984_1735 and PSP_001918_1735, is best viewed with 3D anaglyph glasses. If you need a pair, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/stereo/sun/3D_Glasses.html.

Highlight Articles
102 Systematic Oblique Aerial Photography Using Multiple Digital Frame Cameras (Adobe PDF 858Kb)
Gordon Petrie
109 Volumetric Visualization of Multiple-return Lidar Data: Using Voxels (Adobe PDF1014Kb)
Jason Stoker

Columns & Updates
113 Grids and Datums — Federal Republic of Nigeria (Adobe PDF 633Kb)
117 Book Review — Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Tropical and Sub-Tropical Forests (Adobe PDF 596Kb)
119 Reflection of the Past (Adobe PDF 571Kb)
123 Headquarters News: Thomas M. Lillesand Approved as ASPRS Honorary Member
125 Headquarters News: Virginia Begins Licensure Program for Surveyor Photogrammetrists (Adobe PDF 667Kb)
126 Industry News

Announcements
122 New Sustaining Member — Geo BC, Crown Registry & Geographic Base Branch
215 ASPRS 2009 Annual Conference— Reflection of the Past, Vision for the Future

Departments
112 Certification List
122 New Members
125 Region of the Month
128 Who’s Who in ASPRS
129 Sustaining Members
131 Instructions for Authors
158 Forthcoming Articles
168 Calendar
211 ASPRS Member Champions (Adobe PDF 572Kb)
212 Classifieds
213 Professional Directory
214 Advertiser Index
216 Membership Application

Peer-Reviewed Articles (Click the linked titles to see the full abstract)

133 Comparison Between First Pulse and Last Pulse Laser Scanner Data in the Automatic Detection of Buildings
Leena Matikainen, Juha Hyyppä, and Harri Kaartinen

The use of last pulse instead of first pulse laser scanner data can improve the results of automatic building detection especially by decreasing the number of classification errors in the surroundings of the buildings and the number of false detections.

147 Multivariate Image Texture by Multivariate Variogram for Multispectral Image Classification
Peijun Li, Tao Cheng, and Jiancong Guo

A multivariate texture measure by the multivariate variogram for the multispectral imagery which characterizes the multivariate spatial autocorrelation (spatial variability) between all the bands for image classification.

159 A Comparison of Individual Tree and Forest Plot Height Derived from LiDAR and InSAR
Shengli Huang, Stacey A. Hager, Kerry Q. Halligan, Ian S. Fairweather, Alan K. Swanson, and Robert L. Crabtree

A comparison of three meter resolution lidar and Ku-band InSAR for deriving heights of isolated, individual trees and forest plots.

169 A Remote Sensing and GIS-assisted Spatial Decision Support System for Hazardous Waste Site Monitoring
John R. Jensen, Michael E. Hodgson, Maria Garcia-Quijano, Jungho Im, and Jason A. Tullis

A Remote Sensing and GIS-assisted Spatial Decision Support System for Hazardous Waste Site Monitoring developed to improve hazardous waste site management.

179 Pre-visible Detection of Grub Feeding in Turfgrass using Remote Sensing
Randy M. Hamilton, Rick E. Foster, Timothy J. Gibb, Christian J. Johannsen, and Judith B. Santini

Research toward detecting the pre-visible symptoms of grub feeding in turfgrass using spectrometer data and multispectral aerial imagery to facilitate site-specific management of these pests.

193 A Radiometric Aerial Triangulation for the Equalization of Digital Aerial Images and Orthoimages
Laure Chandelier and Gilles Martinoty

Equalization of digital aerial images based on a radiometric model whose parameters are optimized through a “radiometric aerial triangulation.”

201 A Robust Approach for Repairing Color Composite DMC Images
Jun Pan, Mi Wang, Deren Li, and Jonathan Li

A robust approach for repairing color composite DMC images with residual radiometric differences.