Authentication in LiDAR Data Using a Spatial Domain Technique
摘要
Ensuring the authenticity of LiDAR data is essential to prevent manipulations that could affect decision-making in critical applications. This work presents a watermarking technique that embeds and extracts digital marks directly onto a luminance map generated from the RGB channels of LiDAR point clouds. The method operates in the spatial domain and uses the zero-frequency (DC) coefficient in \(4 \times 4\) pixel blocks to embed watermark bits, avoiding the need to compute the full Fourier transform. A quantization strategy is employed to adjust pixel intensities and embed the information imperceptibly. The effectiveness of the technique is evaluated in terms of imperceptibility and robustness, using the Peak Signal-to-Noise Ratio (PSNR) metric. Simulations demonstrate that it is possible to maintain a balance between visual imperceptibility and resistance to tampering under various quantization step values, offering a lightweight and practical solution for LiDAR data authentication.