INTERFEROMETIC SAR (IFSAR)
A COMPARISON OF TWO OR MORE COHERENT SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR (SAR) IMAGES COLLECTED AT SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT GEOMETRIES. THIS PROCESS EXTRACTS PHASE DIFFERENCES CAUSED BY CHANGES IN ELEVATION WITHIN THE SCENE RELATIVE TO A REFERENCE POINT.
PRODUCES DIGITAL TERRAIN ELEVATION DATA SUITABLE FOR USE IN PROVIDING TERRAIN VISUALIZATION PRODUCTS.
PRODUCTS INCLUDE:
- HIGHLY ACCURATE MAPS
- TARGETING DATA (THREE DIMENSIONS)
- ROUTE PLANNING
- FLY THROUGHS OF AN AREA OF OPERATIONS