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INSAR TECHNIQUE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-04-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Remote Sensing
- Computer Graphics
- Mathematical Geography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- image co-registration
1, record 1, English, image%20co%2Dregistration
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Interferometric synthetic aperture radar(InSAR) is a promising recent technique for the generation of digital elevation models and/or the measurement of ground surface deformations. In InSAR data processing, the first step is the image co-registration, achieved by using a set of tie points which are the conjugate image points on the master and slave images. Tie points are selected with the aim of finding the conjugate point automatically on the slave image for any given point on the master image, by the process known as image matching. To achieve reliable matching, a set of points within a window is used instead of a single point. The size of the window will affect the reliability of matching. Hitherto there have been no effective methods for the determination of optimum window size for this purpose. In practice, this parameter is determined by experience. 2, record 1, English, - image%20co%2Dregistration
Record 1, Key term(s)
- image coregistration
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Télédétection
- Infographie
- Géographie mathématique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mise en correspondance d'images
1, record 1, French, mise%20en%20correspondance%20d%27images
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La mise en correspondance d'images vise à aligner deux ou plusieurs images d'une même scène, acquises par un même ou plusieurs instruments différents (optique visible ou infrarouge, radar, lidar). Une fois recalées, ces images peuvent être fusionnées. Ainsi, la combinaison des informations multi-sources, multi-vues, structurelles, statistiques, temporelles, permettra de faciliter l'analyse et contribuera à une meilleure prise de décision pour la reconnaissance des objets ou des matériaux. 2, record 1, French, - mise%20en%20correspondance%20d%27images
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-06-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Remote Sensing
- Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- synthetic aperture radar interferometry
1, record 2, English, synthetic%20aperture%20radar%20interferometry
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- SAR interferometry 2, record 2, English, SAR%20interferometry
correct
- INSAR 3, record 2, English, INSAR
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The process of estimating terrain height using the phase differences between two registered SAR [Synthetic Aperture Radar] images. 4, record 2, English, - synthetic%20aperture%20radar%20interferometry
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A relatively new technique that garners best results over urban and semi-arid regions, Interferometric SAR(INSAR) allows users to map and monitor very subtle changes in surface movement, whether it be vertical movement of the surface or structural movement through subsidence or lateral movement of a glacial floe. 4, record 2, English, - synthetic%20aperture%20radar%20interferometry
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
synthetic aperture radar interferometry; INSAR: term and abbreviation officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG). 5, record 2, English, - synthetic%20aperture%20radar%20interferometry
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Télédétection
- Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- interférométrie par radar à synthèse d'ouverture
1, record 2, French, interf%C3%A9rom%C3%A9trie%20par%20radar%20%C3%A0%20synth%C3%A8se%20d%27ouverture
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- INSAR 2, record 2, French, INSAR
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
- INRSO 3, record 2, French, INRSO
feminine noun
- I.R.S.O. 4, record 2, French, I%2ER%2ES%2EO%2E
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- interférométrie par radar à antenne synthétique 5, record 2, French, interf%C3%A9rom%C3%A9trie%20par%20radar%20%C3%A0%20antenne%20synth%C3%A9tique
feminine noun
- INSAR 6, record 2, French, INSAR
correct, feminine noun
- INSAR 6, record 2, French, INSAR
- interférométrie SAR 7, record 2, French, interf%C3%A9rom%C3%A9trie%20SAR
correct, feminine noun
- INSAR 3, record 2, French, INSAR
feminine noun
- INSAR 3, record 2, French, INSAR
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
la technique d'interférométrie SAR (InSAR) consiste à [établir] la différence entre deux images radar (satellitaires ou aéroportées) acquises soit a deux points de vue différents soit à des instants différents. L'hypothèse fondamentale est que la contribution interne, liée aux propriétés physiques, géométriques et diélectriques des cibles, demeure stable entre les deux prises de vue. Si cette hypothèse est vérifiée, alors l'interférogramme révèle des systèmes de franges liés à la topographie (sensibilité de quelques dizaines de mètres dépendant de l'écart orbital entre les prises de vue) ainsi qu'à la déformation de surface (précision de quelques mm). 8, record 2, French, - interf%C3%A9rom%C3%A9trie%20par%20radar%20%C3%A0%20synth%C3%A8se%20d%27ouverture
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
interférométrie par radar à synthèse d'ouverture; INSAR : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 9, record 2, French, - interf%C3%A9rom%C3%A9trie%20par%20radar%20%C3%A0%20synth%C3%A8se%20d%27ouverture
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-11-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
- Spacecraft
- Remote Sensing
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- interferometric synthetic aperture radar technique
1, record 3, English, interferometric%20synthetic%20aperture%20radar%20technique
correct, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- InSAR technique 1, record 3, English, InSAR%20technique
correct, officially approved
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The InSAR technique exploits the phase difference successive SAR observations and requires the information of an "interferogram" from two Single Look Complex(SLC) SAR images of the same scene acquired at different time. 2, record 3, English, - interferometric%20synthetic%20aperture%20radar%20technique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Using the INSAR technique, it is possible to produce directly from SAR image data, detailed and accurate three-dimensional height maps of the Earth's surface topography. In addition, an extension of the basic technique, known as Differential INSAR(DINSAR), allows the detection of very small(centimetre-scale) motion of the land surface within an image. Furthermore, INSAR is emerging as a powerful tool for the detection of changes of land surface through the use of phase coherence. These possibilities open up many new potential applications of space-borne SAR data in the areas of cartography, volcanology, geomorphology, ice/glacial motion and land surface classification. 3, record 3, English, - interferometric%20synthetic%20aperture%20radar%20technique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
interferometric synthetic aperture radar technique; InSAR technique : terms officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 TerminologyApproval Group(RTAG). 4, record 3, English, - interferometric%20synthetic%20aperture%20radar%20technique
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
- Engins spatiaux
- Télédétection
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- technique d'interférométrie SAR
1, record 3, French, technique%20d%27interf%C3%A9rom%C3%A9trie%20SAR
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- technique InSAR 2, record 3, French, technique%20InSAR
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La technique d'interférométrie SAR (InSAR) [permet de traiter] deux images radar (satellitaires ou aéroportées) acquises soit de [deux] points de vue différents soit à des [moments] différents. [Cette technique repose sur] l'hypothèse fondamentale [...] que la contribution interne, liée aux propriétés physiques, géométriques et diélectriques des cibles, demeure stable entre les [...] prises de vue. Si cette hypothèse est vérifiée, alors l'interférogramme révèle des systèmes de franges liés à la topographie (sensibilité de quelques dizaines de mètres dépendant de l'écart orbital entre les prises de vue) ainsi qu'à la déformation de surface (précision de quelques mm). 3, record 3, French, - technique%20d%27interf%C3%A9rom%C3%A9trie%20SAR
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
technique d'interférométrie SAR; technique InSAR : termes uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 4, record 3, French, - technique%20d%27interf%C3%A9rom%C3%A9trie%20SAR
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2002-11-13
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Remote Sensing
- Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- single-look complex image
1, record 4, English, single%2Dlook%20complex%20image
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- single look complex image 2, record 4, English, single%20look%20complex%20image
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The interferometric SAR(InSAR) technique has emerged as a precise approach to the extraction of high-resolution elevation data and measurement of small surface motion based on the phase information derived from the complex radar images. SAR interferometry combines complex radar signals recorded by the antenna at a slightly different location to measure the phase differences between the complex radar images.... Amplitude image of one single look complex image in the InSAR pair. 2, record 4, English, - single%2Dlook%20complex%20image
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Télédétection
- Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- image complexe mono-impulsion
1, record 4, French, image%20complexe%20mono%2Dimpulsion
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Image produite par une seule impulsion de l'instrument radar. 1, record 4, French, - image%20complexe%20mono%2Dimpulsion
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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