MODIS imagery geometric precision correction based on longitude and latitude information

Moderate resolution imaging spectrum-radiometer (MODIS) imagery is an important remote sensing source, whose goal is to research and forecast the earth changes. In order to provide high precision imagery for MODIS application, geometric correction is one of the most important steps in the image preprocessing. The principle and procedure of geometric correction are introduced in this paper. The appropriate selection method of ground control points (GCPs) is very crucial for geometric correction. Because there are much useful latitude and longitude information in MODIS data, these geographic data are used as GCP to realize geometric precision correction. Through selecting the proper map projection, the original image is transformed from original image coordinate system to map coordinate system. Using the polynomial transformation and the inverse distance weighted interpolation, the corrected imagery can be obtained at last. Experimental results indicate that the quality and precision of the corrected imagery can meet the requirements.