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

Volume

3

fYear

1997

fDate

3-8 Aug 1997

Firstpage

1350

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;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

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

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1997.606445

Filename

606445