Title :
Ship detection and measurement using the TerraSAR-X dual-receive antenna mode
Author :
Suchandt, Steffen ; Runge, Hartmut ; Steinbrecher, Ulrich
Author_Institution :
German Aerosp. Centre (DLR), Wessling, Germany
Abstract :
The detection of ships and the retrieval of parameters like vessel velocity, heading and size are important techniques for ocean and shore surveillance systems. Space borne SAR along-track interferometry (ATI) can detect ships for large areas and measure their velocity at the same time by means of interferometric phase. In this paper we report about first results of automatic ship detection using TerraSAR-X ATI.
Keywords :
multifrequency antennas; object detection; radar interferometry; ships; synthetic aperture radar; velocity measurement; TerraSAR-X ATI; TerraSAR-X dual-receive antenna mode; ocean surveillance systems; ship detection; shore surveillance systems; space borne SAR along-track interferometry; vessel velocity; Azimuth; Detectors; Estimation; Interferometry; Marine vehicles; Sea measurements; Thyristors; Along-track interferometry; TerraSAR-X; dual-receive antenna mode; ship detection;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2010 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9565-8
Electronic_ISBN :
2153-6996
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2010.5653762
