Urban land cover classification: potential of high and very-high resolution SAR imagery

A comparative study on the complexity of the urban environments in SAR imagery at different spatial resolutions is presented. Two datasets have been considered, including the city of Rome, Italy imaged in decametric resolution and the Frascati area (Rome, Italy) acquired in very high spatial resolut...

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Main Authors: Pacifici, F., Del Frate, F., Solimini, D., Burini, A.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Cities and towns
Image resolution
L-band
Neural networks
polarimetry
Radar imaging
Radar polarimetry
Radar scattering
Remote monitoring
SAR
Sensor phenomena and characterization
Spatial resolution
urban environment
very high spatial resolution
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Summary:A comparative study on the complexity of the urban environments in SAR imagery at different spatial resolutions is presented. Two datasets have been considered, including the city of Rome, Italy imaged in decametric resolution and the Frascati area (Rome, Italy) acquired in very high spatial resolution (~2 m) at L-band in a fully polarimetric mode. The different characteristics of the radar sensors require careful managing of the corresponding product capabilities to maximize the various pieces of information contained in the variety of scattering mechanisms.
ISSN:2153-6996
2153-7003
DOI:10.1109/IGARSS.2007.4423217