Projection of meteorology radar images onto a sphere

[Caffeinomane]

Hello everybody, I am working on a project for merging the images of multiple meteorology radars covering a large area. I would like to project each of the images onto a spherical surface and merge them.

Do you know if there is a piece of software that can help me with that?
I can develop in many programming languages, so that is not a problem.

 

[BrockLee]

Hello everybody, I am working on a project for merging the images of multiple meteorology radars covering a large area. I would like to project each of the images onto a spherical surface and merge them.

Do you know if there is a piece of software that can help me with that?
I can develop in many programming languages, so that is not a problem.

I saw a really interesting Earth projection program test for svgalib's "threeDkit" adaptation of image isn't difficult only problem is running high resolutions with that particular library.
Find a good vesa firmware and driver for your favorite architecture and vioula.
it looks like a simple opengl like api.
I also saw a series of images for the animation frames of the Earth spinning from the motif widget manager, a sprite generator is like what I am thinking.

 

[chiro]

Hey Caffeinomane and welcome to the forums.

In what way do you want to merge the images? Do you want basically just use geometric data to clip the unwanted overlap and align the images or do you want to try and use the image data itself and analyze the images to which part of the images are part of the overlap so that you can calculate the mapping information from the image data and not solely just the geometric data?

(When I say geometric data I am referring to coordinate data points on the Earth that correspond to specifying the boundaries that correspond to the image in the context of the geometry that is being described).

 

[stevei]

If I am correct you are trying to do this Projection Sphere , I was looking into this and I could even get software to warp the images together near automatically as well. Good luck

 

[LudusRex]

There are several software options that can assist with projecting meteorology radar images onto a sphere. One option is the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) ArcGIS software, which has tools specifically designed for projecting and merging radar images onto a spherical surface. Another option is the open-source software QGIS, which also has tools for spherical projection and merging of radar images. Depending on your specific project needs, there may be other software options available as well. I suggest exploring these options and determining which one best suits your project requirements. Additionally, as a scientist, it may also be beneficial to consult with other experts in the field for their recommendations and insights.