ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2026
Multi-Spectral Band Analysis for Satellite-to-Aerial Image Registration: A Comparative Study of Deep Learning and Traditional Feature-Matching Methods.
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Precise geometric registration between high-resolution satellite imagery and aerial orthophotos is essential for generating high-definition (HD) maps that support autonomous vehicle navigation. This study presents a comprehensive evaluation of multi-spectral band performance for image registration between KOMPSAT-3A satellite imagery (0.55 m resolution) and VWorld aerial orthophotos (0.25 m resolution) across seven patch size configurations. Five feature-matching approaches were systematically compared: LightGlue with CLAHE preprocessing, edge-based FFT methods (with and without CLAHE), and SIFT-based methods (with and without CLAHE). Two additional detector-free deep matchers, LoFTR and RoMa, were further integrated into the same pipeline for comparison. The experimental results reveal significant variations in registration accuracy across spectral bands, with the panchromatic-derived products (SPECPAN and EMPPAN) and luminance composite BT601 image demonstrating superior stability compared to individual visible and NIR bands. LightGlue achieved consistently high inlier counts (averaging 1100+ matched points) across all spectral bands and patch configurations, while SIFT with CLAHE preprocessing yielded the lowest matching RMSE (averaging 1.55 pixels). Among all matchers, the detector-free methods produced the densest and most stable correspondences, with LoFTR giving the best transformation stability, whereas edge-based methods were markedly less stable. However, an independent assessment against network GNSS check points showed a registration accuracy of approximately 2.8 m that was statistically similar across all matchers, indicating that matcher selection mainly affects correspondence density and transformation stability rather than independent geodetic accuracy. The achieved meter-level accuracy is suitable for HD map preprocessing and candidate GCP generation rather than final lane-level mapping, and the reported guidance is specific to the tested KOMPSAT-3A/VWorld setting.
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