Importance of SAR systems in Earth Observation applications

ABSTRACT: The key importance of active remote sensing for earth observation applications has been  recognized for decades, and enormous scientific and technical developments have been carried out to  further improve SAR systems and their data processing. SAR data can be obtained by systems ranged now  not only from traditional airborne and satellite levels, but also from terrestrial stations and even carried on  remotely piloted aircrafts (ARP). The present availability of SAR sensors may supply a continuous stream of  data for a variety of earth observation applications. However, the powerful and unique information is only  available when proper data processing methodology is applied. This thematic session brings new  contributions to this field and presents available datasets, software, and possible research collaborations  promoted by scientific societies.