Introduction to Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)

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Session Agenda

Date: January 26, 2023
Instructor: José Ochoa Brito

Contact information: em-trainings@sig-gis.com

Time Topics
09:00 - 10:30
  • Welcome and set-up check
  • Radar overview: what is radar, what is SAR, how data is collected, key radar systems
10:30 - 10:45 Coffee break
10:45 - 11:30
  • Accessing SAR data
  • Earthdata, Alaska Satellite Facility Data Search
11:30 - 12:00
  • SAR data processing: Challenges
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
13:00 - 13:45
  • SAR data processing: Sentinel-1
  • Opening and displaying Sentinel-1 SAR data
13:45 - 14:15
  • Data interpretation
14:15 - 15:00
  • Overview of InSAR data

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