Advances in SAR Image Processing and Applications

Dear Colleagues,

In recent decades, an unprecedented amount of data have been gathered by the radar remote sensing community which are boosting the development of an increasing number of applications for the analysis of our environment.

This is due to the ability of radar sensors to operate independently of solar illuminations and penetrate clouds. In addition to that, interest in these sensors stems from their ability to analyze, detect, localize, and identify the slightest changes in the environment (maritime, terrestrial, urban area, etc.).

These tools have been improved with the synthetic aperture radar (SAR) technique. Thanks to this technique, it is not surprising that radar image processing is commonly used for the study of our Earth (urban planning, environmental sciences, earthquakes, hydrology, littoral zones, oceans, etc.) , and also in the problems of the automatic recognition of targets (ATR) in a heterogeneous environment which is not just terrestrial, but also maritime or aerial to provide, for example, a detailed of the battlefield situational awareness (tanks, howitzers, armored personnel carriers, ships, planes, etc.).

In this Special Issue on SAR Image Processing, we propose an overview of technological and scientific advances in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) image processing and applications. Authors are encouraged to present contributions on the exploitation of satellite or airborne SAR images in various problems. Advanced processing techniques such as Interferometric SAR (InSAR), differential InSAR, or polarimetric SAR imaging are also included.

Therefore, we encourage you to submit your recent and innovative work done in the field of this Special Issue dedicated to “Advances in SAR Image Processing and Applications”.

Dr. Jean-Christophe Cexus
Prof. Dr. Ali Khenchaf
Guest Editors

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