Abstract
This paper describes the methodology applied to generate simulated multipolarized L-band SAR images of the MAPSAR (Multi-Application Purpose SAR) satellite from the airborne SAR R99B sensor (SIVAM System). MAPSAR is a feasibility study conducted by INPE (National Institute for Space Research) and DLR (German Aerospace Center) targeting a satellite L-band SAR innovative mission for assessment, management and monitoring of natural resources. Examples of simulated products and their applications are briefly discussed.
Highlights
Multi-Application Purpose SAR (MAPSAR) is a German-Brazilian feasibility study focusing on anL-band light SAR [1]
It is an innovative mission with an elliptical parabolic reflector SAR antenna based on INPE’s Multi-Mission Platform (Figure 1a)
DLR that a simulation campaign in Brazil would be important since the understanding with respect to application potential of polarimetric L-band was extremely limited and dependent on the limited number of data sets that have been acquired in the tropical conditions during the short-lived SIR-C/XSAR missions
Summary
Multi-Application Purpose SAR (MAPSAR) is a German-Brazilian feasibility study focusing on an. Sensors 2009, 9 coverage and resolution attributes This kind of capability has normally been available to the remote sensing community on a number of airborne platforms, such as AIRSAR, E-SAR, CV-580, among others. At the end of the Pre-phase A it was agreed between INPE and DLR that a simulation campaign in Brazil would be important since the understanding with respect to application potential of polarimetric L-band was extremely limited and dependent on the limited number of data sets that have been acquired in the tropical conditions during the short-lived SIR-C/XSAR missions. For the acquisition of L-band data in Brazil, the airborne sensor SAR-R99B from the Brazilian SIVAM (Amazon Surveillance System) is the most readily available and the sensor of choice for the MAPSAR simulation. 1b), with multi-channel fully polarimetric SAR mapping mode attributes, cross-track Interferometric. 50/50% basis, both for WBS (Work Breakdown Structure) and cost sharing
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