Layover is frequent in imaging and monitoring with synthetic aperture radar (SAR) areas characterized by a high density of scatterers with steep topography, e. g., in urban environment. Using medium-resolution SAR data tomographic techniques has been proven to be capable of separating multiple scatterers interfering (in layover) in the same pixel. With the advent of the new generation of high-resolution sensors, the layover effect on buildings becomes more evident. In this letter, we exploit the potential of the 4-D imaging applied to a set of TerraSAR-X spotlight acquisitions. Results show that the combination of high-resolution data and advanced coherent processing techniques can lead to impressive reconstruction andmonitoring capabilities of the whole 3-D structure of buildings
Tomographic Imaging and Monitoring of Buildings With Very High Resolution SAR Data
Reale D;Fornaro G;Pauciullo A;
2011
Abstract
Layover is frequent in imaging and monitoring with synthetic aperture radar (SAR) areas characterized by a high density of scatterers with steep topography, e. g., in urban environment. Using medium-resolution SAR data tomographic techniques has been proven to be capable of separating multiple scatterers interfering (in layover) in the same pixel. With the advent of the new generation of high-resolution sensors, the layover effect on buildings becomes more evident. In this letter, we exploit the potential of the 4-D imaging applied to a set of TerraSAR-X spotlight acquisitions. Results show that the combination of high-resolution data and advanced coherent processing techniques can lead to impressive reconstruction andmonitoring capabilities of the whole 3-D structure of buildingsI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
