SAR Methods

CCRS is currently working with a variety of groups from the operational and the R&D side of SAR (Synthetic Appature Radar) methods.

Some examples of current SAR EO research activities at CCRS include :

Polarimetric Workstation (2011 – 04)

InSAR Measurements of Terrain Stability in Canada's North

InSAR monitoring of permafrost activity, NWT, Canada (2009 – 04): SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) imaging techniques were used to monitor permafrost activity and landslide motions in the Thunder River area.

Mapping and Monitoring Lake Ice using SAR Satellites (2010 - 04)

River Ice Mapping and Monitoring using SAR Satellites (2010 - 04)

Compact Polarimetry: Multi-Thematic Evaluation (2009 – 01): an on-going study evaluates the potential of a compact polarimetric SAR mode concept for meeting Earth observation requirements relative to Canadian thematic issues.

Polarimetric RADARSAT-2 for Monitoring Canadian Wetlands (2009 – 01): a new RADARSAT-2 based methodology, the Touzi Decomposition, has been developed by CCRS for wetland mapping and monitoring in support of the Canadian Wetland Inventory (CWI).

3D Radargrammetric Modeling of RADARSAT-2 Ultra-Fine Mode: Preliminary Results of the Geometric Evaluation (2009 – 01): in order to appropriately use the new high-resolution and polarimetric modes of RADARSAT-2 SAR data, a precise, rigorous and robust 3-D radargrammetric model must be developed and evaluated.

Monitoring open fresh water in northern environments, using SAR imagery and FnFCE (2007-12): researchers at the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing are working on a tool for the automated extraction of water body outlines from radar imagery