Title :
Information content in SAR images of urban areas
Author :
Franceschetti, G. ; Iodice, A. ; Riccio, D. ; Ruello, G.
Abstract :
In this paper we present a SAR raw signal simulator based on a model of the electromagnetic field scattered by an urban structure and on a radar model. The simulation scheme also accounts for the time-domain problems related to the optical path length of the scattering contributions. Examples of simulated images are provided, along with a discussion devoted to identify the information content in SAR images of urban areas and to point out results useful for the image interpretation.
Keywords :
electromagnetic fields; electromagnetic wave scattering; radar imaging; synthetic aperture radar; terrain mapping; time-domain analysis; SAR images; electromagnetic field; image interpretation; optical path length; raw signal simulator; scattering contributions; signal simulator; synthetic aperture radar; time-domain problems; urban areas; urban structure;
Conference_Titel :
Remote Sensing and Data Fusion over Urban Areas, 2003. 2nd GRSS/ISPRS Joint Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Berlin, Germany
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7719-2
DOI :
10.1109/DFUA.2003.1219954
