Title :
Map generation utilizing IFSARE imagery and digital elevation models from the Intermap STAR-3i system
Author :
Bullock, Michael E. ; Lawrence, Garth ; Dams, Robert V. ; Tennant, Keith
Author_Institution :
Intermap Technol. Inc., Englewood, CO, USA
Abstract :
In November of 1996, a new commercial venture, Intermap Technologies Inc. (Intermap), commenced operating the InterFerometric Synthetic Aperture Radar for terrain Elevation (IFSARE) system, developed by ERIM and NASA´s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) had originally funded the IFSARE under an innovative program for developing new remote sensing technology for government and commercial applications. The IFSARE (now referred to as “STAR-3i”) system is now being operated by Intermap for a wide variety of international commercial mapping applications including terrain mapping, resource exploration, resource management, and telecommunications and transportation planning. This paper presents an overview of the commercial applications of this X-band IFSAR and Intermap´s methodology in uniting this new technology with traditional remote sensing and mapping techniques. Technical improvements to the STAR-3i system that are currently in progress are also presented
Keywords :
cartography; geodesy; geophysical techniques; radar imaging; remote sensing by radar; synthetic aperture radar; topography (Earth); DEM; IFSARE imagery; InterFerometric Synthetic Aperture Radar for terrain Elevation; Intermap STAR-3i system; SAR; cartography; commercial applications; commercial mapping application; digital elevation model; geodesy; geophysical measurement technique; land surface; map generation; radar remote sensing; resource exploration; resource management; synthetic aperture radar; terrain mapping; Aircraft; Digital elevation models; Image generation; Peace technology; Propulsion; Remote sensing; Resource management; Synthetic aperture radar interferometry; Terrain mapping; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 1997. IGARSS '97. Remote Sensing - A Scientific Vision for Sustainable Development., 1997 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3836-7
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1997.606445
