GDALSimpleSURF Class Reference

Class for searching corresponding points on images. More...

#include <gdal_simplesurf.h>

Public Member Functions
	GDALSimpleSURF (int nOctaveStart, int nOctaveEnd)
	Prepare class according to specified parameters.
std::vector< GDALFeaturePoint > *	ExtractFeaturePoints (GDALIntegralImage *poImg, double dfThreshold)
	Find feature points using specified integral image.

Static Public Member Functions
static CPLErr	ConvertRGBToLuminosity (GDALRasterBand *red, GDALRasterBand *green, GDALRasterBand *blue, int nXSize, int nYSize, double **padfImg, int nHeight, int nWidth)
	Convert image with RGB channels to grayscale using "luminosity" method.
static CPLErr	MatchFeaturePoints (std::vector< GDALFeaturePoint * > *poMatchPairs, std::vector< GDALFeaturePoint > *poFirstCollect, std::vector< GDALFeaturePoint > *poSecondCollect, double dfThreshold)
	Find corresponding points (equal points in two collections).

Detailed Description

Class for searching corresponding points on images.

Author

Andrew Migal migal.drew at gmail.com

Provides capability for detection feature points and finding equal points on different images. Class implements simplified version of SURF algorithm (Speeded Up Robust Features). As original, this realization is scale invariant, but sensitive to rotation. Images should have similar rotation angles (maximum difference is up to 10-15 degrees), otherwise algorithm produces incorrect and very unstable results.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

GDALSimpleSURF()

GDALSimpleSURF::GDALSimpleSURF	(	int	nOctaveStart,
		int	nOctaveEnd )

Prepare class according to specified parameters.

Octave numbers affects to amount of detected points and their robustness. Range between bottom and top octaves also affects to required time of detection points (if range is large, algorithm should perform more operations).

Parameters

nOctaveStart	Number of bottom octave. Octave numbers starts with one
nOctaveEnd	Number of top octave. Should be equal or greater than OctaveStart

Note

Every octave finds points with specific size. For small images use small octave numbers, for high resolution - large. For 1024x1024 images it's normal to use any octave numbers from range 1-6. (for example, octave start - 1, octave end - 3, or octave start - 2, octave end - 2.) For larger images, try 1-10 range or even higher. Pay attention that number of detected point decreases quickly per octave for particular image. Algorithm finds more points in case of small octave numbers. If method detects nothing, reduce bottom bound of octave range.

NOTICE that every octave requires time to compute. Use a little range or only one octave if execution time is significant.

Member Function Documentation

ConvertRGBToLuminosity()

CPLErr GDALSimpleSURF::ConvertRGBToLuminosity ( GDALRasterBand * red, GDALRasterBand * green, GDALRasterBand * blue, int nXSize, int nYSize, double ** padfImg, int nHeight, int nWidth )

static

Convert image with RGB channels to grayscale using "luminosity" method.

Result is used in SURF-based algorithm, but may be used anywhere where grayscale images with nice contrast are required.

Parameters

red	Image's red channel
green	Image's green channel
blue	Image's blue channel
nXSize	Width of initial image
nYSize	Height of initial image
padfImg	Array for resulting grayscale image
nHeight	Height of resulting image
nWidth	Width of resulting image

Returns

CE_None or CE_Failure if error occurs.

ExtractFeaturePoints()

std::vector< GDALFeaturePoint > * GDALSimpleSURF::ExtractFeaturePoints	(	GDALIntegralImage *	poImg,
		double	dfThreshold )

Find feature points using specified integral image.

Parameters

poImg	Integral image to be used
dfThreshold	Threshold for feature point recognition. Detected feature point will have Hessian value greater than this provided threshold.

Note

Typical threshold's value is 0,001. But this value can be various in each case and depends on image's nature. For example, value can be 0.002 or 0.005. Fill free to experiment with it. If threshold is high, than number of detected feature points is small, and vice versa.

MatchFeaturePoints()

CPLErr GDALSimpleSURF::MatchFeaturePoints ( std::vector< GDALFeaturePoint * > * poMatchPairs, std::vector< GDALFeaturePoint > * poFirstCollect, std::vector< GDALFeaturePoint > * poSecondCollect, double dfThreshold )

static

Find corresponding points (equal points in two collections).

Parameters

poMatchPairs	Resulting collection for matched points
poFirstCollect	Points on the first image
poSecondCollect	Points on the second image
dfThreshold	Value from 0 to 1. Threshold affects to number of matched points. If threshold is higher, amount of corresponding points is larger, and vice versa

Note

Typical threshold's value is 0,1. BUT it's a very approximate guide. It can be 0,001 or even 1. This threshold provides direct adjustment of point matching. NOTICE that if threshold is lower, matches are more robust and correct, but number of matched points is smaller. Therefore if algorithm performs many false detections and produces bad results, reduce threshold. Otherwise, if algorithm finds nothing, increase threshold.

Returns

CE_None or CE_Failure if error occurs.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

• gdal_simplesurf.h
• gdal_simplesurf.cpp