Introduction to Synthetic Aperture Radar
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Understanding SAR
Riverside Research Institute (RRI) offers a one day classified seminar on Synthetic Aperture Radar as used in Advanced Geospatial Intelligence (AGI). SAR has been used for several decades as a means of providing around-the-clock imagery, in virtually any weather, to intelligence analysts and military operators. Non-literal AGI processing and exploitation techniques have led to even greater and widespread application of SAR to these and other remote sensing applications. This course provides a detailed look at the range of SAR AGI techniques and applications to the intelligence community and operational user.
Who should attend?
Persons at all levels who see or use SAR data, from bench-level computer processors and analysts through collection system managers and supervisors, will benefit from this course.
What students will learn
Students are introduced to the fundamental principles of SAR and its use in AGI. Topics include:
- Basic radar operation
- SAR data collection
- SAR scene generation
- SAR AGI products (Coherent Change Detection, Digital Elevation Models, Dynamic Imaging)
- Creation of SAR AGI products
- Limitations of SAR
Students will be able to recognize SAR AGI capabilities and apply them against real world intelligence problems. Further, students will be able to identify the intelligence products which could be requested from a SAR system and under what conditions they would be appropriate.
Instructors:
Dr. John O’Hair
Clearance:
TS/TK. This course can be made available at the SECRET/NOFORN level. Attendees must be U.S. Citizens with appropriate security clearances.
Duration:
1 day
Price:
$700
Location:
Dayton, OH, Washington DC, Hunstville, AL, or at your facility
