Method and apparatus for localizing a data set based upon synthetic image registration

An apparatus configured to localize data from at least one of two or more data sets, the apparatus comprising processing circuitry and at least one non-transitory memory including computer program code instructions, the computer program code instructions configured to, when executed by the processing circuitry, cause the apparatus to:

• create a first synthetic image from a first data set and a second synthetic image from a second data set, wherein the apparatus is caused to create the first and second synthetic images by rasterizing representations of one or more features from the first and second data sets, respectively;
• determine a transformation based upon a phase correlation between the first and second synthetic images, wherein the transformation provides for improved localization of the data from at least one of the first or second data sets;
• and
• generate a report that defines the transformation.

A computer program product for localizing data from at least one of two or more data sets, the computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code instructions stored therein, the computer-executable program code instructions configured to:

• create a first synthetic image from a first data set and a second synthetic image from a second data set, wherein the computer-executable program code instructions configured to create the first and second synthetic images comprise computer-executable program code instructions configured to rasterize representations of one or more features from the first and second data sets, respectively;
• determine a transformation based upon a phase correlation between the first and second synthetic images, wherein the transformation provides for improved localization of the data from at least one of the first or second data sets;
• and
• generate a report that defines the transformation.