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In radar systems, high resolution in the Doppler dimension is important for detecting slow-moving targets as it allows for more distinct separation between these targets and clutter, or stationary objects. However, achieving sufficient…

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We propose POLAR, a novel radar-guided depth estimation method that introduces polynomial fitting to efficiently transform scaleless depth predictions from pretrained monocular depth estimation (MDE) models into metric depth maps. Unlike…

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The availability of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite imagery has increased considerably in recent years, with datasets commercially available. However, the acquisition of high-resolution SAR images in airborne configurations,…

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We consider a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) system that uses ultra-narrowband continuous waveforms (CW) as an illumination source. Such a system has many practical advantages, such as the use of relatively simple, low-cost and low-power…

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The application of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) techniques to classical radar altimetry offers the potential for greatly improved Earth surface mapping. This paper provides an overview of the progress of SAMOSA, Development of SAR…

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A method for segmenting water bodies in optical and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite images is proposed. It makes use of the textural features of the different regions in the image for segmentation. The method consists in a…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2016-04-12 Victor Manuel San Martin , Alejandra Figliola

Forward modeling of wave scattering and radar imaging mechanisms is the key to information extraction from synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images. Like inverse graphics in optical domain, an inherently-integrated forward-inverse approach…

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Polarization-based vision has gained increasing attention for providing richer physical cues beyond RGB images. While achieving single-shot capture is highly desirable for practical applications, existing Division-of-Focal-Plane (DoFP)…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-04-08 Shuangfan Zhou , Chu Zhou , Heng Guo , Youwei Lyu , Boxin Shi , Zhanyu Ma , Imari Sato

Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) offers all-weather, high-resolution imaging capabilities, but its complex imaging mechanism often poses challenges for interpretation. In response to these limitations, this paper introduces an innovative…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-07-25 Xinyu Bai , Feng Xu

Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) images are usually degraded by a multiplicative noise known as speckle which makes processing and interpretation of SAR images difficult. In this paper, we introduce a transformer-based network for SAR image…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-01-25 Malsha V. Perera , Wele Gedara Chaminda Bandara , Jeya Maria Jose Valanarasu , Vishal M. Patel

Most current NeRF variants for satellites are designed for one specific scene and fall short of generalization to new geometry. Additionally, the RGB images require pan-sharpening as an independent preprocessing step. This paper introduces…

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Spaceborne synthetic aperture radar (SAR) can provide accurate images of the ocean surface roughness day-or-night in nearly all weather conditions, being an unique asset for many geophysical applications. Considering the huge amount of data…

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The recently proposed orthogonal time frequency space (OTFS) modulation multiplexes data symbols in the delay-Doppler (DD) domain. Since the range and velocity, which can be derived from the delay and Doppler shifts, are the parameters of…

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This paper introduces a new and novel radar interferometry based on Doppler synthetic aperture radar (Doppler-SAR) paradigm. Conventional SAR interferometry relies on wideband transmitted waveforms to obtain high range resolution.…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2018-04-18 Birsen Yazici , Il-Young Son , H. Cagri Yanik

This letter presents a method of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) image despeckling aimed to preserve the detail information while suppressing speckle noise. This method combines the nonlocal self-similarity partition and a proposed modified…

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Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) provides valuable information about the Earth's surface under all weather and illumination conditions. However, the inherent phenomenon of speckle and the presence of sidelobes around bright targets pose…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-06 Antoine De Paepe , Pascal Nguyen , Michael Mabelle , Cédric Saleun , Antoine Jouadé , Jean-Christophe Louvigne

Variable and higher pulse repetition frequencies (PRFs) are increasingly being used to meet the stricter requirements and complexities of current airborne and spaceborne synthetic aperture radar (SAR) systems associated with higher…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2017-05-24 Yoangel Torres , Kamal Premaratne , Falk Amelung , Shimon Wdowinski

Radars are an ideal complement to cameras: both are inexpensive, solid-state sensors, with cameras offering fine angular resolution, while radars provide metric depth and robustness under adverse weather. However, radar data is more…

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When inverting solar spectra, image degradation effects that are present in the data are usually approximated or not considered. We develop a data reduction method that takes these issues into account and minimizes the resulting errors. By…

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