Title :
Classification of multi-frequency synthetic aperture radar data from area around Pietermaritzburg
Author :
le Roux, A.L. ; Silveira, M. Da
Author_Institution :
Aerotek, CSIR, Pretoria, South Africa
Abstract :
In April 1994 a multi-frequency SAR sensor was flown onboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour. This work involves the classification of ground cover in an area around Pietermaritzburg using data captured on this mission. The ground cover was classified by considering the statistics of the data. The purpose of this work is to gain experience in the use of SAR data so that its applicability to potential South African users can be shown and so that user support can be provided when an airborne SAR system is flown in South Africa
Keywords :
image classification; image resolution; radar imaging; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; statistical analysis; synthetic aperture radar; Pietermaritzburg; SAR data classification; South Africa; Space Shuttle Endeavour; airborne SAR system; ground cover classification; multifrequency SAR sensor; multifrequency synthetic aperture radar data; radar imagery; radar resolution; statistics; Africa; Frequency; Image resolution; Layout; Radar imaging; Radar remote sensing; Satellites; Space shuttles; Spaceborne radar; Synthetic aperture radar;
Conference_Titel :
AFRICON, 1996., IEEE AFRICON 4th
Conference_Location :
Stellenbosch
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3019-6
DOI :
10.1109/AFRCON.1996.563011
