RADARSAT-2 Program Update

Konferenz: EUSAR 2008 - 7th European Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar
02.06.2008 - 05.06.2008 in Friedrichshafen, Germany

Tagungsband: EUSAR 2008

Seiten: 3Sprache: EnglischTyp: PDF

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Autoren:
Lisle, Daniel de (Canadian Space Agency, 6767, Route de l’aéroport, Longueuil, Québec, Canada J3Y 8Y9)

Inhalt:
The new era of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) sensors will allow the acquisition of high resolution and multipolarization images. RADARSAT-2 will be the most versatile commercial SAR Earth observation system with a high spatial resolution mode of 3 meters and a fully polarimetric mode that will be available on an operational basis. In addition, the advancement in satellite technology do not only profit the imaging modes, other innovations on RADARSAT-2, such as high downlink power or onboard digital recorders will also increase the quality of the service and products. This paper will briefly present RADARSAT-2 and its imaging capabilities, and will focus on the activities that the Canadian Government has undertaken to optimize the use of RADARSAT-2 in support of its mandate and priorities. It will specifically address the EO Data Utilization Plan, Applications Development Support Programs and the RADARSAT-2 Data Management Plan.