Multi-source remote sensing images data integration and sharing using agent service

Abstract

Remote sensing images have been utilized fully in disaster detection and other domains. However, many researchers cannot find and access the appropriate remote sensing images as they needed. In this paper, we proposed an effective approach to integrate and share the image resources over the Web. Firstly, the image metadata are exposed based on Grid services and the standard metadata specification; secondly, Agent service is introduced to discover and invoke the metadata services dynamically; thirdly, researchers can query and browse or locate the remote sensing images through the service interface. We have developed a service-oriented remote sensing images integration platform, which supports the parallel query and browse of multi-source remote sensing images. Moreover, it can provide better availability and extensibility. © 2009 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.