SAR Imaging and Interferometry Using Parameters Estimated from Raw Data

Due to the costs, sensitivity, and export policies of many governments, universities, and research institutions, particularly in developing countries, the ability to purchase, install and maintain high-accuracy inertial navigation system (INS) and global positioning system (GPS) is restricted. This...

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Published in:Photogrammetric engineering and remote sensing 2014-07, Vol.80 (7), p.663-674
Main Authors: Wang, Dongliang, Yang, Jun, Sun, Guangcai, Brolly, Matthew, Tao, Xin, Xiao, Jianhua, Sun, Guoqing, Wan, Youchuan, Xin, Xiaoping
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Applied geophysics
Biological and medical sciences
Doppler effect
Earth sciences
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
General aspects. Techniques
Global Positioning System
Imaging
Interferometry
Internal geophysics
Mathematical models
Raw
Synthetic aperture radar
Teledetection and vegetation maps
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Summary:Due to the costs, sensitivity, and export policies of many governments, universities, and research institutions, particularly in developing countries, the ability to purchase, install and maintain high-accuracy inertial navigation system (INS) and global positioning system (GPS) is restricted. This paper presents a new method for SAR imaging and interferometry using parameters estimated from raw data. First, methods for determining the order of real and imaginary parts within the raw data images, and for determining chirp rate polarity are proposed. Second, a selection of parameters, including the forward effective velocities of the sensor, the near range distance, and the squint angle, are extracted using the Doppler centroid and Doppler rate. Finally, we create single look complex (SLC) images, coherence maps, digital elevation models (DEMs), and dual-pass differential unwrapped phase maps. The level of accuracy shown in this comparative study suggests that the proposed method is acceptable for creating the featured SAR products and is suitable for real world applications. This method and result is particularly relevant for systems which suffer from a lack of high-accuracy positional metadata.
ISSN:0099-1112
2374-8079
DOI:10.14358/PERS.80.7.663