北京大学第六届暑期“定量遥感”研究生精品课程班 July 1, 2009 L6. Data Fusion and Integration Shunlin Liang, Professor Department of Geography Un iversit y of M aryl and at C oll ege P ark , USA ******@, /~sliang Redundant Information Input A Input B Complementary Information Data Fusion Definition: “Data fusion is a process dealing with the association, correlation, bination of data and information from single and multiple sources to achieve refined position and identity estimates for observed entities, and to plete and timely assessments of situations and threats, and their significance. The process is characterized by continuous refinements of iiits estimates and assessments, and dblifh by evaluation of the need for additional sources, or modification of the process itself, to achieve improved results” JDL DFG, 1992 IHS fusion method BTfiBrovey Transformation ponent Transformation