Lossless and progressive coding method for stereo images

Abstract

Stereoscopic imaging systems are extensively applied in photogrammetry, entertainment and machine vision. In the field of digital photogrammetry, stereo image pairs are used to generate DEM or DTM. However, a mass of image data bring a challenge to image storage and transmission. Especially, how to cater to the capacity of wireless channel for those stereo sensors set on satellites is a strenuous task. Compression techniques are usually used to solve the problem. And stereo image compression technique has received many researchers' attention.