TOPO-INSAR
Quality Assessment of InSAR Topographic Mapping
Development of a method for the objective qualification of DTM Insar products and validation of this method over the full coverage of Belgium.
| TOPO-INSAR | |
| Quality Assessment of InSAR Topographic Mapping | |
| DUP (Data User Programme) | |
| Land | |
| €275k | |
| Service Demonstration | |
| Completed | |
| ERS-1/2 : SAR |
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The ability of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Interferometry to derive Digital Terrain Models (DTM) has been demonstrated by several pilot projects using SAR data from ERS-1 and ERS-2. One of the main difficulties in bringing this application into operational service has been the correct quantitative determination of the quality (i.e. accuracy) achieved in the product in relation to the various error sources and, specifically, to the effect of atmospheric disturbance. The TOPO-INSAR project has yielded a method for the objective qualification of the DTM Insar products and has validated this method over the full coverage of Belgium. The work also included the application and demonstration of the method on additional geographical areas selected as significant targets. |
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| Project Final Report |
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| Space Research Centre of the University of Liege | |
| Christian Barbier Centre Spatial de Liège Université de Liège Parc Scientifique du Sart-Tilman Avenue du Pré-Aily B-4031 ANGLEUR BELGIQUE Tel: +32 (0)4-367.66.68 Fax: +32 (0)4-367.56.13 Email: cbarbier@ulg.ac.be |
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| Contact the DUP Programme Manager: Dr Olivier Arino European Space Agency - ESRIN D/EOP-SEP Via Galileo Galilei C.P.94 I-00044 Frascati (RM) ITALY Tel: +39 06-941.80564 Fax: +39 06-941.80552 Email: olivier.arino@esa.int |
