Potential of airborne single-pass millimeterwave InSAR data for individual tree recognition

This paper shows the potential of airborne single-pass millimeterwave InSAR data for the recognition of individual trees. In addition to the very high available resolution in the decimeter range, the benefits of both single-pass interferometry as well as millimeterwave radar are discussed. Using knowledge of the side-looking imaging geometry, the representation of trees in airborne SAR data is modeled and compared to optical and LiDAR remote sensing data. Finally, two different concepts for automated single tree recognition are proposed in order to show the versatile potential of synthetic aperture radar interferometry for the required task.     «

This paper shows the potential of airborne single-pass millimeterwave InSAR data for the recognition of individual trees. In addition to the very high available resolution in the decimeter range, the benefits of both single-pass interferometry as well as millimeterwave radar are discussed. Using knowledge of the side-looking imaging geometry, the representation of trees in airborne SAR data is modeled and compared to optical and LiDAR remote sensing data. Finally, two different concepts for auto...     »