Exploitation of Polarimetric Target Decomposition for Coastal Remote Sensing

Abstract

Techniques for processing polarimetric SAR data have been considered in relation to applications in coastal and littoral environments. A comprehensive set of data from the Danish EMISAR has been acquired and exchanged with other NICOP partners. The two scenes covered by these datasets are the Great Belt Fixed Link (tunnel/bridge connection) in Denmark and the Oeresund tunnel/bridge connection between Copenhagen, Denmark, and Malmo, Sweden. Software for handling and analyzing the data has been developed. Notably, the sphere, diplane, helix decomposition has been applied in order to highlight the observed scattering mechanisms. The study has included collection of detailed and precision ground truth for supporting the analyses. This ground truth collection has been made by means of a digital camera and a differential GPS receiver capable of measuring position at a resolution of approximately 1 m. The scenarios and the techniques under consideration are illustrated by a number of examples of SAR images and digital photos.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 30, 2001
Accession Number
ADA390513

Entities

People

  • Ernst Korgager

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Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • C Band
  • Cameras
  • Computer Programs
  • Contracts
  • Data Sets
  • Detection
  • Digital Cameras
  • Environment
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • High Resolution
  • Military Research
  • Quantum Properties
  • Radar
  • Remote Sensing
  • Scattering
  • Software Development
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar

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  • Computer Vision.
  • European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).

Technology Areas

  • Space