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Optimized Airborne Millimeter-Wave InSAR for Complex Mountain Terrain Mapping.

Futai Xie¹, Wei Wang², Xiaopeng Sun³

¹Beijing Institute of Radio Measurement, Beijing 100854, China.

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|January 25, 2025

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Airborne millimeter-wave InSAR systems enable efficient terrain mapping in challenging mountainous regions. This technology reduces costs and ensures data accuracy, overcoming limitations of cloud cover and limited data collection windows.

Keywords:

airborne InSAR complex mountain terrains sparse synchronous control terrain mapping

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Area of Science:

Geosciences
Remote Sensing
Photogrammetry

Background:

Efficient terrain data acquisition is crucial, especially in complex mountainous regions with limited data collection windows due to weather and terrain.
Traditional photogrammetry faces challenges in all-weather, all-day data acquisition in such environments.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the application of airborne millimeter-wave Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) systems for efficient terrain mapping in challenging conditions.
To optimize airborne InSAR data acquisition through advanced route planning and reduced ground control requirements.

Main Methods:

Utilizing airborne millimeter-wave InSAR systems for all-weather, all-day data acquisition.
Developing optimal flight path designs by simulating layover and shadow effects using radar geometry and SRTM DEM data.
Examining techniques to minimize the need for synchronous ground control points in mountainous terrain.

Main Results:

Demonstrated significant reduction in field work and aviation costs.
Ensured the accuracy of mountain surface data generated by the airborne millimeter-wave InSAR system.
Validated the practical application value of the proposed approach for rapid terrain data acquisition.

Conclusions:

Airborne millimeter-wave InSAR is a viable solution for efficient and accurate terrain mapping in difficult mountainous areas.
The developed methods for route planning and ground control reduction enhance operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
This technology offers substantial practical value for large-scale terrain data acquisition under adverse conditions.