Space Borne Laser and Airborne Lidar Experiences at L´Estartit (Spain)

Author

Martinez-Benjamin, Juan Jose ; Schutz, Bob ; Urban, Timothy ; Castellon, Miquel Angel Ortiz

Author_Institution

Dept. Geotechnical Eng. & Geosci., Tech. Univ. of Catalonia, Barcelona

Volume

2

fYear

2008

fDate

7-11 July 2008

Abstract

One airborne calibration campaign with a Partenavia P-68 (ICC) carrying an Optech Lidar ALTM-3025 (ICC) was made on June 16, 2007, overflying l´Estartit harbour (about 6 km wide by 50 km long) and mapping with observe lidar strips of about 800 m. wide. The validation of this new technology LIDAR may be useful to fill coastal areas where satellite radar altimeters are not measuring due to the large footprint and the resulting gaps of about 20-40 km within the coastline. Measurements with a GPS Buoy were made during the experience and a GPS reference station was installed in Aiguablava. A DSM of l´Estartit harbour area was derived in the first results from the campaign.

Keywords

altimeters; calibration; optical radar; remote sensing by laser beam; remote sensing by radar; terrain mapping; AD 2007 06 16; Aiguablava; GPS reference station; L´Estartit harbour; Optech Lidar ALTM-3025; Partenavia P-68; Spain; airborne lidar; calibration; satellite radar altimeters; space borne laser; Altimetry; Calibration; Global Positioning System; Instruments; Laser radar; Satellites; Sea level; Sea measurements; Spaceborne radar; Tides; LIDAR; Laser Altimeter; Sea Level;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2008. IGARSS 2008. IEEE International

Conference_Location

Boston, MA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2807-6

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2808-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.2008.4779198

Filename

4779198