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Question:
What is pan-sharpening and how can I create a pan-sharpened image?

Answer:

Pan-sharpening is a technique that merges high-resolution panchromatic data with medium-resolution multispectral data to create a multispectral image with higher-resolution features. Visit the link below for information on how to perform pan-sharpening.

Panchromatic Image Sharpening of Landsat 7 ETM+

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