Deep Neural Network Algorithms for Upsampling of Surface Images

Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI) proposes to develop the Single Image Super Resolution for Quantitative Analysis (QuantSISR) software suite comprising of state-of-the-art super-resolution (SR) algorithms optimized to reduce errors during subsequent image analysis such as common computer vision tasks (image segmentation, object detection). QuantSISR will be designed to achieve a 50% reduction in edge localization errors while matching pixel-wise accuracy comparable to methods optimized for visual perception quality. The software will be capable of 4x-8x up-sampling of satellite images based on image statistics learned during training and augmented with textures extracted from high resolution reference images. This feature can be used during Solar System exploration missions to mitigate mismatch between terrestrial training data sets and the newly acquired data. By leveraging multiple observation geometries, high resolution in situ references can be obtained and used to enhance wide area images acquired at lower spatial resolution.