The DGPF-Test on Digital Airborne Camera Evaluation - Overview and Test Design

This paper focuses on general remarks on the test of the German Society of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Geoinformation (DGPF) on Digital Airborne Camera Evaluation. It should be seen as an introductory paper which explains the test bed itself, the available reference and test data sets and the overall organization and structure of the data evaluation. The more detailed results are published in separate papers, which are also part of this journal issue.