The new meter resolution and multi-modal SAR systems: perspectives of applications

Paper number

IAC-09.B1.6.11

Author

Prof. Mihai Datcu, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Germany

Coauthor

Mr. Valentin Poncos, Canada

Coauthor

Prof. Marius-Ioan Piso, Romanian Space Agency, Romania

Coauthor

Dr. Florin Serban, Romania

Coauthor

Ms. Iulia Dana, Romanian Space Agency, Romania

Coauthor

Dr. Delia Cosmina Teleaga, Romania

Year

2009

Abstract

Autors
Valentin Poncos (ASRC), Iulia Dana (ROSA), Delia Teleaga (ASRC), Florin Serban (ASRC) Mihai Datcu (DLR), Marius-Ion Piso (ROSA)


With the increase of the Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) sensor resolution, and diversity of wavelength and imaging modes, a more detailed analysis and a finer description of SAR images are needed. Also, a full use of the new dimensions introduced by the coherent processing is enriching the scene information extraction. Methods of SAR Interferometry are presently extended to tomographic processing thus enabling detailed analysis of urban areas, the high diversity of man-made structures combined with the complexity of the scattering processes. Moreover, the need for automatic processing and interpretation of large-size SAR data volumes has became more and 
more pressing. Therefore, new innovative tools are required for a better assessment and a finer description. 
The presentation overviews and comments the most advanced SAR sensor missions, the methodology of SAR data interoperation and the most useful applications.

Abstract document

IAC-09.B1.6.11.pdf

Manuscript document

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