Hello everyone!
I would like to propose an idea of color calibration of images using satellite imagery.
It often happens that calibration using tie points or DEM does not allow to obtain a well-aligned orthophotomap in terms of brightness.
Satellite images (for example, current ones from medium-resolution Sentinel-2, Landsat, or high-resolution ones if available) can completely cover the territory of interest. Another important feature is the unity of brightness and color across the entire image field.
I am sure that it should be possible to compare the difference in overlapping areas of individual images with a reference satellite image, and select the necessary brightness shift parameters, which will allow to obtain ideal brightness, and subsequently a flat, even in brightness, aesthetic orthophotomap without light and dark gaps.
I am sure that the implementation of such an option will significantly improve the quality of the output product.
Thanks!
Ivan.