Definitions

Omega, Phi and Kappa

Three axes of rotation typically used to represent the orientation of an image at acquisition.

Datum (horizontal and vertical)

Any quantity or set of quantities that serve as a reference or basis for calculating other quantities

RMSE

The square root of the average of the set of squared differences between data set coordinate values and coordinate values from an independent source of higher accuracy for identical points

RMSEr

Horizontal radius of a circle of uncertainty that includes RMSE_x and RMSE_y

WMS

Defines an interface that allows a client to get maps of geospatial data and gain detailed information on specific features shown on the map

WMTS

Standard protocol for serving pre-rendered or run-time computed georeferenced map tiles over the internet

REST/SOAP

REST is a set of architectural principles, while SOAP is an official protocol maintained by the World Wide Web Consortium

SGM

Stereo elevation derivation method that is based on the idea of pixel-wise matching cost (disparity) of Mutual Information (MI) for compensating the radiometric differences of input images