Introduction to Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)
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Session Agenda
Date: Wednesday, March 8th, 2023
Instructor(s): Jose (Pepe) Ochoa
Contact information: em-trainings@sig-gis.com
Time / Topics
09:00 – 10:15
Welcome and set up check
Radar overview: what is radar, what is SAR, how data is collected, key radar systems
10:15 - 10h30
Coffee break
10:30 – 11:00
Accessing SAR data
Earthdata, Alaska Satellite Facility Data Search platforms
11:00 – 12:00
SAR data processing: Sentinel-1
SAR data processing: Challenges
Opening and displaying Sentinel-1 SAR data
12:00 – 13:00
Lunch
13:00 – 14:15
Data Analysis and Interpretation
SAR data in QGIS
14:15 –15:00
Overview of InSAR data