A system for vicarious geometric calibration of a remote sensor, comprising: a remote sensor located on an airborne platform or a space borne platform; and a plurality of reflective mirrors configured and arranged to reflect radiation from a source of radiation onto the remote sensor and located at respective known positions, each of the plurality of reflective mirrors being located at a known absolute position and a known relative position relative to other reflective mirrors of the plurality of reflective mirrors, and each having a radius of curvature and a diameter; the remote sensor being configured to receive the radiation reflected from the plurality of reflective mirrors, and transform the received radiation into image data, wherein the plurality of refl ective mirrors provides control points for geometric calibration of the remote sensor, the system further comprisi ng a processor configured to: receive image data from the remote sensor, the image data including a plurality of image elements each associated with radiation reflected from a respective reflective mirror (222, 224, 226, 228) of the plurality of reflective mirrors located at respective known positions; determine, for each of the plurality of reflective mirrors, an i mage location in the image data, determi ne, for each of the plurality of refl ective mi rrors, the virtual image location of the source of radiation based on a radius of curvature of the respective reflective mirror, a diameter of the respective reflective mirror, an angle and/or an orientation between the source of radiation, the respective mirror, and the remote sensor; determine one or more figures of merit based on the image locations, the vi rtual image locations, and the known positions for each of the plurality of reflective mirrors; and determine one or more calibration coefficients based on the one or more figures of merit, the one or more calibration coefficients utilized to compensate for geometric distortions in received image data, to compensate a poi nti ng error in received i mage data, or any combi nati on thereof. a remote sensor located on an airborne platform or a space borne platform; and a plurality of reflective mirrors configured and arranged to reflect radiation from a source of radiation onto the remote sensor and located at respective known positions, each of the plurality of reflective mirrors being located at a known absolute position and a known relative position relative to other reflective mirrors of the plurality of reflective mirrors, and each having a radius of curvature and a diameter; the remote sensor being configured to receive the radiation reflected from the plurality of reflective mirrors, and transform the received radiation into image data, wherein the plurality of refl ective mirrors provides control points for geometric calibration of the remote sensor, the system further comprisi ng a processor configured to: receive image data from the remote sensor, the image data including a plurality of image elements each associated with radiation reflected from a respective reflective mirror (222, 224, 226, 228) of the plurality of reflective mirrors located at respective known positions; determine, for each of the plurality of reflective mirrors, an i mage location in the image data, determi ne, for each of the plurality of refl ective mi rrors, the virtual image location of the source of radiation based on a radius of curvature of the respective reflective mirror, a diameter of the respective reflective mirror, an angle and/or an orientation between the source of radiation, the respective mirror, and the remote sensor; determine one or more figures of merit based on the image locations, the vi rtual image locations, and the known positions for each of the plurality of reflective mirrors; and receive image data from the remote sensor, the image data including a plurality of image elements each associated with radiation reflected from a respective reflective mirror (222, 224, 226, 228) of the plurality of reflective mirrors located at respective known positions; determine, for each of the plurality of reflective mirrors, an i mage location in the image data, determi ne, for each of the plurality of refl ective mi rrors, the virtual image location of the source of radiation based on a radius of curvature of the respective reflective mirror, a diameter of the respective reflective mirror, an angle and/or an orientation between the source of radiation, the respective mirror, and the remote sensor; determine one or more figures of merit based on the image locations, the vi rtual image locations, and the known positions for each of the plurality of reflective mirrors; and determine one or more calibration coefficients based on the one or more figures of merit, the one or more calibration coefficients utilized to compensate for geometric distortions in received image data, to compensate a poi nti ng error in received i mage data, or any combi nati on thereof.