A long with the swift growth of communication services, various networks have undergone multidimensional technical evolution, e.g. high transmission speed and large bandwidth for ground cellular network, mobility aviation wide-area coverage satellite network. As industry demands joint operation arise, an integrated space-air-ground collaboration network will be formed.

Many signals originating from low powered ground terminals may be observed from a space platform. Significant losses can occur through relaying the raw signals to ground; signal processing on-board the satellite can enhance detection and identification of signals of interest. Interference cancellation using Multi-User Decoding (MUD) techniques further improves sensitivity and is effective at ma...

In this paper, we are interested in exploiting the heterogeneity of a robotic network made of ground and aerial agents to sense multiple targets in a cluttered environment. Maintaining wireless communication on this type of networks is fundamentally important specially for cooperative purposes. The proposed heterogeneous network consists of ground sensors, e.g., OctoRoACHes, and aerial routers,...

We planed to conduct a “mowing the lawn” type of multibeam bathymetry and backscatter survey of the Florida Middle Ground HAPC (Habitat Area of Particular Concern; Figure 1) and to collect some ground truth data. The survey was to augment the existing coverage in the area from a previous USF cruise and will entail for the most part very long lines compared to the number of turns (Figure 1). The...

Ground subsidence can be caused by both natural and human-induced activities. In this paper, a radar remote sensing technique named Differential Interferometric SAR (D-InSAR) is introduced as means of monitoring the ground deformation caused by mining activities. D-InSAR and current geodetic technologies, such as GPS, are complementary in monitoring ground subsidence due to underground mining a...

Remotely sensed satellite data can provide spatial and temporal coverage for global environmental monitoring. Calibration and validation are very important for more accurate satellite products and can contribute to the detection of climate changes on earth. Calibration and validation of satellite products normally use both ground-based and satellite-based data, which have geospatial metainforma...

This article examines the problem of visual area coverage by a network of Mobile Aerial Agents (MAAs). Each MAA is assumed to be equipped with a downwards facing camera with a conical field of view which covers all points within a circle on the ground. The diameter of that circle is proportional to the altitude of the MAA, whereas the quality of the covered area decreases with the altitude. A d...

This article examines the problem of visual area coverage by a network of Mobile Aerial Agents (MAAs). Each MAA is assumed to be equipped with a downwards facing camera with a conical field of view which covers all points within a circle on the ground. The diameter of that circle is proportional to the altitude of the MAA, whereas the quality of the covered area decreases with the altitude. A d...