The basis of Synthetic Aperture Radar Interferometry in Hungary

Péter Braunmüller Gábor Orosz

Budapest, September 28, 2011

Hungarian toxic sludge spill

The InSAR technology

The InSAR technology

Measurable movementHungarian toxic sludge spill

Hungarian applications of InSAR

Atmospheric error sources Snow coverage Snowing Thunderstorms

Database creation

DESCW (Display Earth Remote Sensing Swath Coverage for Windows)

Track-frame

Database of the error sources

Why is it useful? Fast browsing of available data

A good base for fast determination of image quality

Reducing costs, saving money

The price of one image: 400 €

A „city-size” example Debrecen Pécs Visonta All together

ERS-1 7 7ERS-2 28 28

ENVISAT 19 21 12 52All together 19 46 12 87

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