Abstract

ABSTRACT

Advancements in technology and a reduction in its cost have led to substantial growth in the quality and quantity of imagery captured by Earth observation (EO) satellites. This has presented a challenge to the efficacy of the traditional workflow of transmitting this imagery to Earth for processing. An approach to address this issue is to use pre-trained artificial intelligence models to process images onboard the satellite, but this is difficult given the constraints within a satellite’s environment. This paper provides an up-to-date and thorough review of research related to image processing on-board Earth observation satellites. The significant constraints are detailed along with the latest strategies to mitigate them.

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Title
Advancing Earth observation: a survey on AI-powered image processing in satellites
Author
Duggan, Aidan 1 ; Andrade, Bruno 1 ; Afli, Haithem 1 

 Computer Science Department, Munster Technological University , Cork , Ireland 
Publication year
2025
Publication date
Dec 1, 2025
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd.
e-ISSN
22797254
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3284639718
Copyright
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