Military Images
Outlined below are examples of military target characterization and tracking derived from a variety of imagery data sources, from multiple points of view, and in different lighting conditions.
The U.S. military continues to pursue technology that will radically improve capabilities to find, identify, and track targets anywhere on the globe, in all environments, wherever imagery can be obtained.
Structures, Vehicles, People
Bézier curves do more than place a rectangular box around people, vehicles, and weapons, they find, characterize, and make decisions based upon their actual shape.
![Aerial image of Fermilab accelerator](https://www.vycorporation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/fermilab-raw-ly-1060w.png)
![Aerial detection of Fermilab accelerator](https://www.vycorporation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/fermilab-analysis-overlay-ly-1060w.png)
Fermilab
Aerial detection of Fermilab accelerator
![](https://www.vycorporation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/infrared-vehicle-raw-ly-736w.png)
![Infrared vehicle detection](https://www.vycorporation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/infrared-vehicle-analysis-overlay-ly-736w.png)
Infrared Vehicle
Detecting multiple vehicles in infrared
![](https://www.vycorporation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/infrared-person-raw-ly-736w.png)
![Detecting person with weapon in infrared](https://www.vycorporation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/infrared-person-analysis-overlay-ly-736w.png)
Infrared person
Detecting person with weapon in infrared
Terrain
The process of extracting topographic features such as ridge lines, peaks, skylines, and river banks taken at or near-ground levels is time consuming, tedious, and frequently requires adjustment for occlusions and varying meteorological conditions. Bézier curves can be used to quickly and efficiently create terrain signatures for navigation, forensic search, and mapping.
![Hanford Reservation in Eastern Washington](https://www.vycorporation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/hanford-reservation-raw-ly-1340w.png)
![Terrain Signature of the Hanford Reservation in Eastern Washington](https://www.vycorporation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/hanford-reservation-analysis-overlay-ly-1340w.png)
Hanford reservation
Terrain Signature of the Hanford Reservation in Eastern Washington
![Great Wall of China at Yanshanshan](https://www.vycorporation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/great-wall-of-china-raw-ly-1168w-1024x736.png)
![Terrain Signature of the Great Wall of China at Yanshanshan](https://www.vycorporation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/great-wall-of-china-analysis-overlay-ly-1168w-1024x736.png)
Great wall of china
Terrain Signature of the Great Wall of China at Yanshanshan
![Wakhan Corridor in Afthanistan](https://www.vycorporation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/afghanistan-raw-ly-1168w-1024x736.png)
![Terrain Signature of the Wakhan Corridor in Afthanistan](https://www.vycorporation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/afghanistan-analysis-overlay-ly-1168w-1024x736.png)
Afghanistan
Terrain Signature of the Wakhan Corridor in Afthanistan
Vehicles & Land
The world as seen through Bézier curves: note the very low false positives in naturally occurring objects such as trees.
![Stop sign, banner, trees in residential area](https://www.vycorporation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/stop-sign-raw-ly-726w.png)
![Detection of Stop sign on a “wet” background](https://www.vycorporation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/stop-sign-analysis-white-ly-726w.png)
Stop Sign
Detection of stop sign on a “wet” background
![Vehicle partially hidden behind tree](https://www.vycorporation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/occluded-vehicle-raw-ly-820w.png)
![Successfully detecting occluded vehicle wheels](https://www.vycorporation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/occluded-vehicle-analysis-white-ly-820w.png)
Occluded Vehicle
Successfully detecting occluded vehicle wheels
![Vehicle driving down street](https://www.vycorporation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/vehicle-in-beziers03-raw-ly-820w.png)
![Vehicle detection with ellipse detector turned on](https://www.vycorporation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/vehicle-in-beziers03-analysis-white-ly-820w.png)
Standard Vehicle
Vehicle detection with ellipse detector turned on