Potential and use of radar images for characterization and detection of urban areas

Author

Gouinaud, Christoplie ; Tupin, Florence ; Maitre, Henri

Author_Institution

Dept. Images, Ecole Nat. Superieure des Telecommun., Paris, France

Volume

1

fYear

1996

fDate

27-31 May 1996

Firstpage

474

Abstract

The resolution of ERS-1 images should let allow man-made structures like urban areas to be detected. After a brief survey of the captor response to urban objects, the authors propose a method to detect urban areas. They illustrate the results obtained on two typical landscapes: European agricultural hilly landscapes and tropical zones. Some urban detections are presented both on Aix-en-Provence and Kourou towns in French Guyana

Keywords

geophysical techniques; radar imaging; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; Aix-en-Provence; ERS-1; France; French Guyana; Kourou; captor response; city; detection method; geophysical measurement technique; land surface; landscape; man-made structure; radar image; radar remote sensing; spaceborne radar; terrain mapping; town; urban area; Backscatter; Cities and towns; Image resolution; Object detection; Radar detection; Radar imaging; Rough surfaces; Surface roughness; Surface waves; Urban areas;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1996. IGARSS '96. 'Remote Sensing for a Sustainable Future.', International

Conference_Location

Lincoln, NE

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3068-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1996.516377

Filename

516377