The application relates to a
footprint positioning method and
system for a
full waveform spaceborne
laser altimetry
system. In the method, firstly, a transmission waveform, reference
terrain data, an original
footprint sequence and a received waveform are collected; a
simulation waveform is generated based on the transmission waveform and the reference
terrain data, and a waveform similarity
heat map is created by using a Pearson
correlation coefficient based on the received waveform and the
simulation waveform; secondly, a profile matching
error map is generated by using a
root mean square error based on the original
footprint sequence and the reference
terrain data; then, matching probabilities of the waveform similarity
heat map and the profile matching
error map are calculated respectively, a
posterior probability is calculated by using a Bayesian
theory based on the two matching probabilities, a fusion probability map is generated, and a maximum posterior
estimation in the fusion probability map is taken as an optimal offset; finally, the original footprint sequence is corrected by using the optimal offset, so that the footprint positioning is completed. Compared with the prior art, the application has the advantages of improved positioning accuracy and robustness.