Title :
Land cover classification from SAR/IFSAR imagery
Author :
Lefevre, Russell J. ; Jaroszewski, Steve J. ; Pieramico, Alan F. ; Corbeil, Allan F. ; Fox, Bernard J. ; Jackson, Christopher
Author_Institution :
Technology Service Corp., Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
In the next few years, there will be a substantial increase in the number of commercial space-based and airborne synthetic aperture radar (SAR) systems and three-dimensional SAR systems (interferometric SAR: IFSAR). This will result in affordable, new types of data that can be used to complement other sensor systems, e.g., LandSat, SPOT, and in some cases, solve serious data collection deficiencies. The availability of this data has resulted in high interest in developing a commercial market for products derived from this data. This paper describes a methodology for developing such products and presents results from applying the methodology
Keywords :
airborne radar; data acquisition; interferometry; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; vegetation mapping; IFSAR imagery; LandSat; SPOT; airborne SAR; data collection; interferometric SAR; land cover classification; space-based radar; synthetic aperture radar; three-dimensional SAR; Airborne radar; Computed tomography; Image segmentation; Pixel; Radar imaging; Radar remote sensing; Remote sensing; Space technology; Synthetic aperture radar; Synthetic aperture radar interferometry;
Conference_Titel :
Radar Conference, 2000. The Record of the IEEE 2000 International
Conference_Location :
Alexandria, VA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5776-0
DOI :
10.1109/RADAR.2000.851823
