USGS MIPS Match Documentation

USGS MIPS Match Documentation

This program maps the DN s of one image (slave) to another image(master) so that the histogram of the output image will match that of the master. This is accomplished by computing the 1%, 10%, 20%, 30%,...,90%, and 99% percent dn based on the histogram of the image areas selected for of each input file and remapping dns from one image to another.

Files

This program requires as input two unsigned 8-bit image files. It will produce one unsigned 8-bit image file. The following information is transfered from the second input file to the output file(if appropriate):

Image labels
Mosaic labels
Sonar labels
Projection labels
History file

Note that the print file will contain a listing of the dns mapped from the slave image to the master.

Parameters

MSL, MSS, MEL and MES: These parameters are used to select a sub-area from the master image in which to obtain histogram information. MSL and MSS stand for the starting line and starting sample in the master image. MEL and MES stand for the ending line and ending sample in the master image. The defaults for MSL, MSS, MEL and MES are 1, 1, total number of lines and total number of samples in the master image respectively.
MLINC and MSINC: These parameters are used to select a sub-area in the master image in which to obtain histogram information. MLINC and MSINC stand for the line and sample increment in the master image. They both default to 1.
SSL, SSS, SEL and SES: These parameters are used to select a sub-area from the slave image in which to obtain histogram information. SSL and SSS stand for the starting line and starting sample in the slave image. SEL and SES stand for the ending line and ending sample in the slave image. The defaults for SSL, SSS, SEL and SES are 1, 1, total number of lines and total number of samples in the slave image respectively.
SLINC and SSINC: These parameters are used to select a sub-area in the slave image in which to obtain histogram information. SLINC and SSINC stand for the line and sample increment in the slave image. They both default to 1.

Uses

Can be used to match tones from one image to another(e.g., mosaicking two or more images together).

Examples

From left to right, original Landsat TM Band 4 used as the master and Landsat TM Band 2 used as the slave.

[Example Image]

From left to right, original Landsat TM Band 4 and new image of Landsat TM Band 2 with a similar tone resembling the one of Landsat TM Band 4.

[Example Image]