Mapping stand age of rubber plantation using ALOS-2 polarimetric SAR data

Assessment of Polarimetric and Spatial Features for Built-up Mapping using ALOS PALSAR Polarimetric SAR Data

Fully polarimetric synthetic aperture radar (PolSAR) has the advantage for working at all time and all weather compared with optical remote sensing. It can provide four channel data, including HH, HV, VH, and VV, which is usually called sinclair matrix. The sinclair matrix can be used to describe the relative pure targets. Concerning to the distributed targets, it is necessary to use coherence ...

Random Forest Classification of Sediments on Exposed Intertidal Flats Using Alos-2 Quad-polarimetric Sar Data

Coastal zones are one of the world’s most densely populated areas and it is necessary to propose an accurate, cost effective, frequent, and synoptic method of monitoring these complex ecosystems. However, misclassification of sediments on exposed intertidal flats restricts the development of coastal zones surveillance. With the advent of SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellites, polarimetric S...

Land-cover mapping using multitemporal, dual-frequency polarimetric SAR data

Land-Cover Mapping Using Airborne Polarimetric SAR

The potential of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) for land-cover mapping applications has since long time been recognized. The main advantage of the SAR is its all-weather mapping capability, which secures the mapping independent of cloud cover that may prevent acquisition by optical and infrared sensors. Furthermore, the backscattering of the radar waves is sensitive to the dielectric properties...

Preliminary Result of ALOS/PALSAR Fully Polarimetric Data and its Comparison with Pi-SAR Data

The Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS) was successfully launched on Jan. 24, 2006, from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan. The objectives of ALOS are [1]: (1) to provide maps for Japan and other countries including Asia-Pacific region (Cartography), (2) to perform regional observation for "sustainable development", harmonization between Earth environment and development (Regional Observatio...