Targets detection and analysis in coastal area using Polarimetric SAR images

Polarimetric SAR (PolSAR) is sensitive to orientation and characteristics of object thus may yield several new descriptive radar target detection parameters and leads to improvement of radar detection algorithms. Ship detection is one of the most important tasks of the seaport surveillance. In this paper, some methods, such as polarimetric target decomposition, time-frequency analysis, and radon transform, are proposed to detect and analyze moving targets using PolSAR image. We generate a validity test using multi-look X-band PolSAR image acquired by PiSAR in coastal Area. Both moving target and stationary target are included in the images. Results show the potential capability of proposed methods for moving target detection and analysis.