A method for imaging an earth formation, the method comprising: conveying a carrier through a borehole (526,2) penetrating the formation; inducing time-dependent electrical currents in the formation at a plurality of depths using a downhole resistivity tool disposed at the carrier; measuring time-dependent transient electromagnetic signals induced by the formation responsive to the electrical currents at a plurality of measured depths using the downhole resistivity tool; estimating an apparent resistivity value and an apparent distance to a bedding plane (AD2B) value for each of a plurality of samples derived from the TEM measurements using a processor (593,542), wherein the AR and AD2B values are estimated at each of the plurality of measured depths, wherein each sample corresponds to a discrete time window of the TEM measurements; estimating an inversion-based resistivity (IB-R) value and an inversion-based distance to a bedding plane (IB-D2B) value at a first sample of each consecutive depth interval using the processor (593,542), wherein each depth interval comprises a plurality of consecutive samples, wherein the IB-R and IB-D2B values are estimated using a look-up table based inversion of the TEM measurements that incorporates formation models with multiple layers; determining a difference between the AR and AD2B values and the corresponding IB-R and IB-D2B values at the first sample of each consecutive depth interval using the processor (593,542); generating an image of the earth formation using the AR and AD2B values for the entire depth interval comprising the first sample using the processor (593,542) if the difference is less than a threshold value at the first sample; and estimating an IB-R value and an IB-D2B value for each of the samples in the entire depth interval and generating an image of the earth formation using the IB-R and IB-D2B values for the entire depth interval comprising the first sample if the difference is greater than the threshold value using the processor (593,542). conveying a carrier through a borehole (526,2) penetrating the formation; inducing time-dependent electrical currents in the formation at a plurality of depths using a downhole resistivity tool disposed at the carrier; measuring time-dependent transient electromagnetic signals induced by the formation responsive to the electrical currents at a plurality of measured depths using the downhole resistivity tool; estimating an apparent resistivity value and an apparent distance to a bedding plane (AD2B) value for each of a plurality of samples derived from the TEM measurements using a processor (593,542), wherein the AR and AD2B values are estimated at each of the plurality of measured depths, wherein each sample corresponds to a discrete time window of the TEM measurements; estimating an inversion-based resistivity (IB-R) value and an inversion-based distance to a bedding plane (IB-D2B) value at a first sample of each consecutive depth interval using the processor (593,542), wherein each depth interval comprises a plurality of consecutive samples, wherein the IB-R and IB-D2B values are estimated using a look-up table based inversion of the TEM measurements that incorporates formation models with multiple layers; determining a difference between the AR and AD2B values and the corresponding IB-R and IB-D2B values at the first sample of each consecutive depth interval using the processor (593,542); generating an image of the earth formation using the AR and AD2B values for the entire depth interval comprising the first sample using the processor (593,542) if the difference is less than a threshold value at the first sample; and estimating an IB-R value and an IB-D2B value for each of the samples in the entire depth interval and generating an image of the earth formation using the IB-R and IB-D2B values for the entire depth interval comprising the first sample if the difference is greater than the threshold value using the processor (593,542).